1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STEWART COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 342 371 Land in farms ..................acres.. 53 795 55 703 Average size of farm .......acres.. 157 150 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 484 101 105 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 319 589 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 309 16 151 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 143 164 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 316 357 acres.. 24 887 23 231 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 265 287 acres.. 9 239 8 109 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 226 3 028 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 280 8 162 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 635 1 652 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 591 1 376 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 112 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 7 $100,000 or more .................... 9 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 509 2 049 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 185 5 522 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 342 371 $1,000.. 1 683 607 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 920 1 637 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 118 121 Other ............................... 224 250 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 211 242 200 days or more ................... 138 171 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 184 190 number.. 7 413 6 305 Beef cows ..................farms.. 165 172 number.. 3 857 3 578 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 10 number.. 13 20 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 172 187 number.. 3 337 3 226 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 62 number.. 1 661 2 063 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 54 number.. 2 918 3 944 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 3 number.. 75 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 29 number.. 529 485 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 38 64 acres.. 1 379 946 bushels.. 153 074 66 063 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 12 acres.. 180 203 bushels.. 6 350 8 541 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 149 181 acres.. 900 549 pounds.. 1 761 860 938 515 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 34 acres.. 1 702 2 322 bushels.. 51 751 44 490 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 146 135 acres.. 5 465 4 275 tons, dry.. 9 682 4 794 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .