1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WEAKLEY COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 857 926 Land in farms ..................acres.. 204 146 208 488 Average size of farm .......acres.. 238 225 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 894 140 283 Average per acre .........dollars.. 794 608 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 283 31 658 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 208 204 50 to 179 acres ..................... 339 369 180 to 499 acres .................... 163 189 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 795 875 acres.. 168 491 169 450 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 687 778 acres.. 130 185 120 184 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 5 acres.. 165 7 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 265 37 706 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 985 40 720 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 323 16 793 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 942 20 913 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 203 212 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 165 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 147 138 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 122 170 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 61 $100,000 or more .................... 123 102 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 641 28 016 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 088 30 255 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 857 926 $1,000.. 11 986 9 265 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 986 10 005 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 374 422 Other ............................... 483 504 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 511 539 200 days or more ................... 380 406 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 412 440 number.. 19 696 18 214 Beef cows ..................farms.. 335 340 number.. 7 019 5 868 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 46 number.. 2 563 3 023 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 391 413 number.. 8 832 8 169 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 131 197 number.. 53 936 71 339 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 144 196 number.. 113 380 126 461 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 12 number.. 168 466 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 47 number.. 704 1 579 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 385 481 acres.. 56 832 48 003 bushels.. 6 705 460 4 874 272 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 163 196 acres.. 20 562 16 604 bushels.. 947 735 699 211 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 519 249 bales.. 572 253 Tobacco ......................farms.. 25 31 acres.. 205 65 pounds.. 423 196 141 255 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 344 421 acres.. 53 080 54 343 bushels.. 1 826 637 1 233 185 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 330 352 acres.. 13 372 11 889 tons, dry.. 24 265 21 652 @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. .