1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VAN BUREN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 210 217 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 892 30 275 Average size of farm .......acres.. 157 140 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 979 102 184 Average per acre .........dollars.. 908 643 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 319 16 008 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 92 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 197 200 acres.. 18 631 14 190 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 155 165 acres.. 6 325 5 235 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 062 3 704 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 344 17 070 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 457 390 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 605 3 314 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 4 $100,000 or more .................... 9 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 565 2 598 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 156 11 971 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 211 217 $1,000.. 847 1 039 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 014 4 786 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 83 86 Other ............................... 127 131 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 129 132 200 days or more ................... 95 100 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 163 150 number.. 8 538 7 066 Beef cows ..................farms.. 135 114 number.. 3 979 2 632 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 27 number.. 996 1 051 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 158 161 number.. 4 334 3 582 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 36 number.. 1 050 5 892 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 36 number.. 2 605 13 323 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 20 number.. (D) 207 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 21 acres.. 450 286 bushels.. 42 017 18 255 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 120 bushels.. (D) 3 100 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 12 20 acres.. 23 21 pounds.. 37 200 30 381 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 9 acres.. 81 185 bushels.. 989 4 341 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 135 140 acres.. 5 488 4 125 tons, dry.. 12 403 6 415 @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. .