1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 637 1 755 Land in farms ..................acres.. 214 497 216 162 Average size of farm .......acres.. 131 123 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 250 138 348 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 440 1 151 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 418 15 952 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 105 102 10 to 49 acres ...................... 409 462 50 to 179 acres ..................... 766 832 180 to 499 acres .................... 305 306 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 468 1 524 acres.. 123 779 122 111 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 095 1 183 acres.. 38 360 37 183 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 36 acres.. 204 108 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 062 17 489 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 645 9 965 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 266 2 134 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 797 15 355 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 487 596 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 384 406 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 346 373 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 258 249 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 37 $100,000 or more .................... 25 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 302 15 281 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 958 8 707 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 637 1 755 $1,000.. 3 094 1 202 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 890 685 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 648 694 Other ............................... 989 1 061 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 998 1 117 200 days or more ................... 766 831 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 296 1 410 number.. 52 373 51 561 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 144 1 246 number.. 27 854 27 184 Milk cows ..................farms.. 56 85 number.. 1 822 2 538 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 270 1 413 number.. 28 312 28 939 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 80 130 number.. 3 278 4 145 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 83 128 number.. 8 775 11 337 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 23 number.. 1 041 1 013 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 104 161 number.. 3 177 5 128 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 64 85 acres.. 1 305 1 325 bushels.. 116 481 75 834 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 8 acres.. 255 289 bushels.. 7 947 10 472 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 339 395 acres.. 1 080 663 pounds.. 1 947 902 934 247 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 11 acres.. 450 820 bushels.. 15 900 13 315 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 946 1 015 acres.. 35 625 33 194 tons, dry.. 62 926 48 852 @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. .