1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 856 1 909 Land in farms ..................acres.. 117 608 123 904 Average size of farm .......acres.. 63 65 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 502 141 365 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 717 2 094 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 028 23 452 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 336 317 10 to 49 acres ...................... 823 847 50 to 179 acres ..................... 551 589 180 to 499 acres .................... 124 133 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 771 1 838 acres.. 87 603 90 962 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 625 1 715 acres.. 40 076 42 755 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 76 acres.. 989 1 047 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 778 31 073 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 126 16 277 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 089 11 935 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 690 19 138 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 461 746 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 333 423 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 413 320 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 387 242 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 124 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 42 $100,000 or more .................... 62 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 149 24 521 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 331 12 845 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 855 1 909 $1,000.. 12 169 6 029 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 560 3 158 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 737 711 Other ............................... 1 119 1 198 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 072 1 160 200 days or more ................... 808 887 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 344 1 346 number.. 56 504 48 588 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 051 990 number.. 21 563 17 115 Milk cows ..................farms.. 135 180 number.. 7 640 8 296 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 226 1 258 number.. 24 086 21 281 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 57 number.. 186 1 124 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 26 number.. 179 2 133 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 19 number.. 421 412 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 66 number.. (D) 1 105 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 142 253 acres.. 2 477 1 852 bushels.. 193 871 118 014 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 15 acres.. 144 246 bushels.. 5 470 6 126 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 168 1 213 acres.. 3 454 2 180 pounds.. 6 922 705 3 407 065 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 3 acres.. 54 (D) bushels.. 1 550 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 156 1 296 acres.. 30 279 32 477 tons, dry.. 66 225 52 012 @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. .