1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TROUSDALE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 389 439 Land in farms ..................acres.. 55 097 58 550 Average size of farm .......acres.. 142 133 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 770 128 911 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 103 951 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 661 21 470 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 153 182 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 371 408 acres.. 35 171 34 135 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 339 382 acres.. 13 344 13 301 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 34 acres.. 86 121 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 632 6 317 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 620 14 389 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 182 3 245 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 450 3 071 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 130 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 20 $100,000 or more .................... 5 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 644 3 918 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 509 8 925 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 389 439 $1,000.. 3 657 2 785 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 402 6 343 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 191 206 Other ............................... 198 233 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 224 257 200 days or more ................... 132 170 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 266 300 number.. 12 651 13 103 Beef cows ..................farms.. 238 257 number.. 7 344 7 452 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 31 number.. 295 597 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 255 298 number.. 5 637 6 893 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 42 number.. 398 1 410 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 41 number.. 1 238 3 656 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 55 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 29 number.. 509 712 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 52 acres.. 410 1 474 bushels.. 32 186 119 937 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 11 acres.. 72 283 bushels.. 2 285 7 111 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 292 312 acres.. 1 585 995 pounds.. 3 107 374 1 903 625 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 11 acres.. 513 420 bushels.. 16 300 10 726 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 208 253 acres.. 11 120 10 490 tons, dry.. 20 643 16 803 @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. .