1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNICOI COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 237 266 Land in farms ..................acres.. 11 292 10 315 Average size of farm .......acres.. 48 39 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 881 62 139 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 256 1 829 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 053 11 882 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 65 60 180 to 499 acres .................... 6 5 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 226 264 acres.. 4 131 4 473 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 207 245 acres.. 1 765 1 483 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 15 acres.. 8 59 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 555 1 125 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 561 4 228 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 178 914 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 377 211 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 122 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 0 $100,000 or more .................... 1 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 046 594 Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 396 2 234 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 238 266 $1,000.. 377 520 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 586 1 955 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 86 92 Other ............................... 151 174 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 141 162 200 days or more ................... 102 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 105 89 number.. 1 588 (D) Beef cows ..................farms.. 79 64 number.. 764 468 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 23 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 91 71 number.. 749 (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 12 number.. 52 35 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 2 number.. 191 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 15 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 21 number.. 302 445 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 26 acres.. 40 66 bushels.. 3 710 3 489 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 146 200 acres.. 355 351 pounds.. 569 334 537 252 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 90 101 acres.. 1 321 1 029 tons, dry.. 2 445 1 165 @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. .