1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 296 1 421 Land in farms ..................acres.. 204 391 219 668 Average size of farm .......acres.. 158 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 358 284 288 145 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 486 2 028 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 289 23 395 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 107 127 10 to 49 acres ...................... 360 397 50 to 179 acres ..................... 473 560 180 to 499 acres .................... 286 263 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 148 1 228 acres.. 123 714 116 929 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 909 993 acres.. 49 655 53 017 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 38 acres.. 85 444 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 474 25 821 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 656 18 171 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 961 8 235 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 513 17 586 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 407 510 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 221 251 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 240 264 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 249 221 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 46 $100,000 or more .................... 53 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 722 22 626 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 989 15 934 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 296 1 420 $1,000.. 4 600 3 357 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 549 2 364 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 475 460 Other ............................... 821 961 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 798 955 200 days or more ................... 585 704 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 884 993 number.. 45 796 48 526 Beef cows ..................farms.. 787 855 number.. 22 728 23 363 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 77 number.. 2 376 3 384 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 859 1 005 number.. 20 467 29 181 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 98 number.. 6 475 6 759 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 94 number.. 12 169 11 820 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 19 number.. 386 479 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 68 122 number.. 1 472 2 574 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 82 86 acres.. 3 865 2 686 bushels.. 414 038 200 107 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 48 acres.. 4 440 3 580 bushels.. 132 583 101 690 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 282 329 acres.. 1 129 843 pounds.. 2 137 504 1 554 868 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 37 56 acres.. 6 091 8 665 bushels.. 213 130 204 311 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 745 799 acres.. 35 595 36 804 tons, dry.. 58 578 55 991 @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. .