1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WARREN COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 313 1 238 Land in farms ..................acres.. 165 309 165 266 Average size of farm .......acres.. 126 133 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 767 153 871 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 231 1 152 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 859 31 299 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 157 117 10 to 49 acres ...................... 404 365 50 to 179 acres ..................... 495 495 180 to 499 acres .................... 195 200 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 235 1 168 acres.. 108 912 107 886 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 096 1 043 acres.. 50 448 56 466 Irrigated land .................farms.. 143 108 acres.. 1 868 2 763 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 453 54 988 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 996 44 417 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 795 38 963 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 659 16 025 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 331 300 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 205 234 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 233 250 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 261 186 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 99 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 79 $100,000 or more .................... 105 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 805 40 727 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 078 32 871 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 313 1 239 $1,000.. 15 072 15 229 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 479 12 292 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 597 525 Other ............................... 716 713 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 721 695 200 days or more ................... 555 514 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 716 706 number.. 34 687 34 519 Beef cows ..................farms.. 594 551 number.. 15 379 13 426 Milk cows ..................farms.. 60 110 number.. 3 415 5 113 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 677 709 number.. 13 808 18 004 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 133 number.. 4 646 6 614 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 61 130 number.. 12 966 18 534 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 8 number.. 34 148 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 69 number.. 595 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 104 206 acres.. 4 694 7 371 bushels.. 452 015 385 140 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 63 acres.. 1 240 2 486 bushels.. 47 030 74 130 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 139 95 acres.. 345 144 pounds.. 487 729 189 918 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 49 112 acres.. 3 575 8 621 bushels.. 103 710 140 275 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 549 638 acres.. 23 617 24 470 tons, dry.. 48 040 40 197 @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. .