1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 588 650 Land in farms ..................acres.. 183 178 190 772 Average size of farm .......acres.. 312 293 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 343 309 282 132 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 097 948 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 297 42 315 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 207 195 50 to 179 acres ..................... 171 202 180 to 499 acres .................... 70 96 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 529 593 acres.. 158 101 164 122 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 440 528 acres.. 135 493 135 709 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 8 acres.. 1 258 930 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 904 32 983 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 864 50 742 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 786 29 885 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 118 3 097 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 185 158 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 43 $100,000 or more .................... 92 93 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 141 23 807 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 559 36 570 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 588 651 $1,000.. 10 696 8 664 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 190 13 309 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 270 313 Other ............................... 318 337 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 318 368 200 days or more ................... 243 269 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 302 282 number.. 10 076 10 095 Beef cows ..................farms.. 275 249 number.. 5 384 5 398 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. 171 239 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 294 283 number.. 4 799 5 351 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 40 number.. 4 644 4 083 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 38 number.. 7 766 7 232 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 98 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 27 number.. 526 636 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 84 acres.. 1 692 2 859 bushels.. 177 367 238 196 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 58 88 acres.. 9 623 10 835 bushels.. 455 520 470 695 Cotton .......................farms.. 189 241 acres.. 60 178 41 953 bales.. 84 173 58 571 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 202 300 acres.. 61 451 81 196 bushels.. 1 996 473 2 024 203 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 205 212 acres.. 5 543 5 142 tons, dry.. 11 528 10 623 @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. .