1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WHITE COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 043 1 006 Land in farms ..................acres.. 123 792 133 148 Average size of farm .......acres.. 119 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 386 118 590 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 227 933 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 014 19 512 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 92 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 346 289 50 to 179 acres ..................... 426 453 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 146 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 979 932 acres.. 74 292 71 880 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 843 830 acres.. 28 835 29 026 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 10 acres.. 113 165 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 833 16 147 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 098 16 050 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 104 1 969 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 729 14 178 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 302 316 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 217 216 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 210 213 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 196 166 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 26 $100,000 or more .................... 37 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 758 12 825 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 178 12 749 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 044 1 006 $1,000.. 3 159 2 682 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 026 2 666 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 384 361 Other ............................... 659 645 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 629 611 200 days or more ................... 489 472 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 788 761 number.. 38 288 35 937 Beef cows ..................farms.. 673 643 number.. 16 473 15 376 Milk cows ..................farms.. 56 76 number.. 3 772 4 424 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 753 751 number.. 16 290 16 952 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 68 139 number.. 4 220 11 885 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 67 140 number.. 10 167 27 186 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 7 number.. (D) 99 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 80 number.. 952 1 634 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 66 127 acres.. 1 897 2 549 bushels.. 185 075 163 625 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 26 acres.. 496 726 bushels.. 14 198 26 349 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 377 346 acres.. 1 095 599 pounds.. 1 725 920 927 192 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 30 acres.. 969 1 937 bushels.. 33 884 45 906 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 652 659 acres.. 23 034 20 905 tons, dry.. 46 234 33 276 @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. .