1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNION COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 541 612 Land in farms ..................acres.. 49 452 53 305 Average size of farm .......acres.. 91 87 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 155 583 77 975 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 668 1 008 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 242 11 618 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 190 206 50 to 179 acres ..................... 227 273 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 513 586 acres.. 25 008 28 100 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 464 545 acres.. 8 289 7 795 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 10 acres.. (D) 51 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 395 3 674 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 973 6 003 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 893 1 874 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 503 1 800 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 136 244 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 124 161 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 141 127 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 7 $100,000 or more .................... 1 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 171 2 371 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 861 3 874 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 541 612 $1,000.. 1 954 1 151 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 612 1 881 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 235 237 Other ............................... 306 375 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 371 200 days or more ................... 237 253 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 386 432 number.. 11 165 9 493 Beef cows ..................farms.. 357 376 number.. 5 980 5 045 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 26 number.. 304 201 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 362 402 number.. 5 170 4 630 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 26 number.. 147 544 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 13 number.. 320 718 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 121 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 42 number.. 501 1 378 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 46 acres.. 168 154 bushels.. 15 555 10 311 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 322 406 acres.. 920 702 pounds.. 1 667 355 1 205 740 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 319 372 acres.. 7 336 6 975 tons, dry.. 14 371 10 291 @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. .