1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUMNER COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 669 1 864 Land in farms ..................acres.. 177 522 205 681 Average size of farm .......acres.. 106 110 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 346 170 045 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 734 1 512 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 472 18 089 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 175 172 10 to 49 acres ...................... 577 621 50 to 179 acres ..................... 681 794 180 to 499 acres .................... 188 223 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 554 1 727 acres.. 120 469 135 838 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 302 1 488 acres.. 50 706 61 056 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 49 acres.. 241 329 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 562 28 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 312 15 450 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 046 9 930 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 516 18 868 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 506 684 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 315 373 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 304 318 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 328 294 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 54 $100,000 or more .................... 54 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 332 24 024 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 579 12 881 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 669 1 865 $1,000.. 5 949 5 051 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 565 2 708 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 629 648 Other ............................... 1 040 1 216 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 014 1 182 200 days or more ................... 740 880 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 138 1 235 number.. 42 940 45 557 Beef cows ..................farms.. 975 1 046 number.. 20 701 22 163 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 72 number.. 1 606 2 927 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 059 1 210 number.. 23 942 28 035 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 103 number.. 4 301 9 524 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 96 number.. 10 811 20 549 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 18 number.. 574 392 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 68 121 number.. (D) 277 653 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 149 262 acres.. 5 887 6 994 bushels.. 701 231 588 897 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 63 119 acres.. 3 986 5 658 bushels.. 148 857 209 594 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 763 843 acres.. 3 411 2 271 pounds.. 6 324 086 3 887 677 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 71 138 acres.. 6 979 11 190 bushels.. 221 889 280 862 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 912 1 039 acres.. 34 239 37 046 tons, dry.. 56 750 48 219 @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. .