1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SULLIVAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 331 1 432 Land in farms ..................acres.. 92 773 97 537 Average size of farm .......acres.. 70 68 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 198 654 143 524 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 967 2 067 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 787 16 300 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 216 200 10 to 49 acres ...................... 570 668 50 to 179 acres ..................... 441 461 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 82 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 239 1 347 acres.. 60 677 57 726 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 114 1 251 acres.. 23 049 23 253 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 34 acres.. 129 107 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 318 13 893 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 768 9 702 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 211 4 350 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 106 9 543 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 380 662 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 311 340 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 293 205 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 221 148 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 15 $100,000 or more .................... 34 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 057 11 917 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 556 8 322 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 332 1 432 $1,000.. 3 933 2 114 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 953 1 476 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 511 495 Other ............................... 820 937 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 746 836 200 days or more ................... 558 658 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 885 943 number.. 32 054 26 173 Beef cows ..................farms.. 739 792 number.. 14 002 11 447 Milk cows ..................farms.. 52 69 number.. 2 540 1 781 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 813 891 number.. 21 373 16 907 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 46 number.. 148 702 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 26 number.. 416 795 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 70 number.. 710 1 364 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 121 198 acres.. 1 691 1 296 bushels.. 145 373 70 818 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 8 acres.. 17 29 bushels.. 505 919 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 707 828 acres.. 1 780 1 308 pounds.. 3 357 077 1 834 872 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 779 917 acres.. 19 144 19 444 tons, dry.. 39 370 29 729 @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. .