1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 75 076 79 711 Land in farms ..................acres.. 11 169 086 11 731 386 Average size of farm .......acres.. 149 147 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 171 146 126 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 245 1 001 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 520 22 700 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 336 7 306 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 173 23 209 50 to 179 acres ..................... 29 572 32 266 180 to 499 acres .................... 11 873 12 697 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 707 2 906 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 415 1 327 Total cropland .................farms.. 69 297 73 703 acres.. 7 086 879 7 185 903 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 58 527 63 754 acres.. 3 817 720 3 854 302 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 544 1 899 acres.. 36 974 37 776 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 933 506 1 617 636 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 754 20 294 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 969 439 701 828 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 964 067 915 807 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 446 27 451 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 365 16 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 918 14 398 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 088 11 446 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 641 4 127 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 681 2 719 $100,000 or more .................... 3 937 3 464 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 492 457 1 282 885 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 879 16 094 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 75 078 79 712 $1,000.. 422 072 324 684 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 622 4 073 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 29 878 30 745 Other ............................... 45 198 48 966 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 44 536 48 882 200 days or more ................... 33 366 36 187 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 50 592 52 965 number.. 2 162 660 2 008 570 Beef cows ..................farms.. 43 333 43 616 number.. 988 550 894 348 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 295 4 781 number.. 152 067 180 390 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 47 955 51 558 number.. 1 043 627 1 077 665 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 912 8 465 number.. 604 613 774 530 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 522 7 874 number.. 1 293 654 1 484 049 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 749 623 number.. 18 379 15 303 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 328 5 810 number.. 1 906 094 3 266 829 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 489 509 number.. 98 516 358 75 974 462 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 143 13 715 acres.. 605 287 553 943 bushels.. 67 755 811 47 899 079 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 011 4 579 acres.. 276 243 324 984 bushels.. 12 175 250 12 749 682 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 137 2 545 acres.. 598 838 411 100 bales.. 793 302 566 890 Tobacco ......................farms.. 22 953 25 052 acres.. 75 621 51 578 pounds.. 139 367 463 85 715 814 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 232 7 797 acres.. 915 223 1 184 778 bushels.. 30 313 156 27 367 017 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 40 529 44 314 acres.. 1 410 204 1 372 674 tons, dry.. 2 616 430 2 161 679 @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. .