Table 1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



1967 



Farms .number.^ 



Land in farms acres.. 



Average size of farm acres.. 



Value of land and buildings^ 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Average per acre dollars. _ 



Estimated market value of 

 all machinery and 



equipment^ $1,000.. 



Average per famri dollars.. 



Farms by size: 



1 to 9 acres 



10 to 49 acres 



50 to 179 acres 



180 to 499 acres _. 



500 to 999 acres 



1.000 to 1,999 acres.- 



2,000 acres or more 



Total cropland farms.. 



acres.. 



Harvested cropland farms.. 



acres-- 



Irrigated land farms.. 



acres. . 



Market value of agricultural 



products sold2... $1,000., 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Crops, including nursery 

 and greenhouse crops __ $1.000__ 

 Livestock, poultry, and 

 their products $1.000.. 



Farms by value of sales^: 



Less than $2.500 



$2,500 to $4,999 __ 



$5,000 to $9.999 



$10,000 to $24,999* 



$25,000 to $49,9996 



$50,000 to $99,999 



$100,000 to $499,999— 



$500,000 or more __ 



Farms by type of 

 organization: 

 Individual or family (sole 



proprietorship) 



Partnership 



Corporation 



Other— cooperative, 

 estate or tnjst, 

 institutional, etc 



Operators by days worked 

 off fann^: 



None.. 



Any 



200 days or more 



Operators by principal 

 occupation*: 



Farming 



Other 



Average age of operator* years.. 



Total farm production 

 expenses^ $1,000.. 



Selected farm production 

 expenses': 

 Livestock and poultry 



purchased $1.000.. 



Feed for livestock and 



poultry $1.000.. 



Commercial fertilizer' $1,000.. 



Petroleum products $1,000-. 



Hired farm labor $1.000__ 



Interest expense* $1.000__ 



Agricultural chemicals' ... $1,000-. 



Livestock and poultry: 

 Cattle and calves 



inventory farms.. 



number.- 



Beef cows farms.. 



number.. 



Milk cows feirms-- 



number.. 



Cattle and calves sold farms.. 



number. _ 



Hogs and pigs inventory. __ farms. _ 



number.. 

 Hogs and pigs sold farms.. 



number.. 

 Chickens 3 months old or 

 older inventory^ farms.. 



number.. 

 Broilers and other meat- 

 type chickens sold farms,. 



number.. 



See footnotes at end of table. 



79 711 



11 731 366 



147 



146 126 

 1 001 



1 803 541 

 22 700 



7 306 



23 209 



32 266 



12 697 



2 906 



984 



343 



73 703 

 7 185 903 



63 754 

 3 854 302 



1 899 

 37 776 



1 617 636 

 20 294 



701 828 

 915 807 



27 451 



16 106 

 14 398 

 11 446 

 4 127 



2 719 



3 168 

 296 



71 976 



6 947 



496 



90 565 



12 474 931 



138 



139 141 

 1 014 



1 870 910 

 20 713 



9 481 



26 965 



35 998 



13 757 



3 065 



995 



304 



84 774 



7 602 106 



74 518 



4 548 895 



1 141 

 17 745 



1 683 852 



18 593 



848 819 

 835 033 



29 211 

 19 026 

 16 859 

 13 458 

 5 129 

 3 358 

 3 261 

 238 



80 881 



8 910 



511 



263 



27 751 

 54 964 

 39 278 



36 802 

 53 763 



(NA) 



86 910 



12 680 809 



146 



125 238 

 856 



1 581 026 

 17 997 



7 611 



23 141 



37 057 



14 806 



3 037 



993 



265 



82 450 

 7 786 086 



73 823 

 4 409 331 



1 254 

 13 163 



1 395 535 

 16 057 



658 403 

 737 132 



26 650 

 19 438 

 16 900 

 13 079 

 5 094 

 3 137 

 2 427 

 145 



77 317 



8 868 



590 



135 



28 951 

 53 627 

 38 586 



36 209 

 50 701 



52.0 



(NA) 



126 405 



209 886 



107 441 



66 198 



81 407 



(NA) 



40 824 



56 962 



2 056 341 



46 237 



896 058 



9 662 



204 084 



55 515 

 1 200 619 



19 535 

 1 016 050 



17 584 

 1 698 418 



11 567 

 4 856 685 



583 

 51 590 460 



} 



93 659 



13 103 224 



140 



65 308 

 467 



1 034 937 

 12 061 



6 603 



24 759 



42 677 



15 645 



2 870 



867 



238 



89 518 

 7 756 516 



77 885 

 3 746 117 



836 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



27 280 

 49 440 

 34 964 



45 902 

 47 458 



53.3 

 710 922 



77 524 



178 820 

 81 352 

 42 791 

 48 754 

 (NA) 

 20 575 



70 107 

 2 751 114 



51 003 

 1 210 576 



16 154 

 233 939 



64 704 

 1 068 949 



21 191 

 701 629 



17 140 

 1 286 124 



17 015 

 4 832 565 



702 

 35 289 808 



121 406 



15 056 907 



124 



33 176 

 268 



581 266 

 5 263 



10 469 



35 117 



53 177 



18 592 



3 122 



717 



212 



115 086 



8 403 509 



96 958 



3 472 039 



1 299 



12 158 



623 142 

 5 132 



225 702 

 391 843 



76 130 

 18 895 

 13 298 



319 

 20 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



(NA) 

 75 178 

 47 040 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



53.0 

 502 903 



76 713 



107 030 

 43 068 

 31 000 

 45 006 

 (NA) 

 11 997 



80 613 



2 243 754 



(NA) 



856 235 



25 141 

 274 418 



74 025 

 1 237 368 



33 398 

 1 099 148 



27 959 

 1 870 686 



26 336 

 5 604 744 



783 

 412 404 441 I 



133 446 



15 266 213 



114 



20 509 

 179 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



12 654 



41 406 



57 100 



18 647 



2 792 



645 



202 



127 992 

 7 855 209 



115 755 

 3 617 961 



1 086 

 10 737 



528 841 

 3 963 



277 438 

 245 935 



85 560 

 23 365 

 13 804 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



(NA) 

 65 970 

 38 455 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



52.6 



(NA) 



40 150 



75 551 

 36 845 

 27 245 

 35 891 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



100 666 

 136 014 



59 449 

 756 175 



52 931 

 369 960 



} 



157 688 



16 081 285 



102 



13 288 

 130 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



14 867 

 52 746 

 67 415 

 19 483 

 2 485 



692 



150 350 



8 499 211 



136 554 



4 116 418 



1 005 

 10 979 



474 557 

 3 009 



239 486 

 229 923 



104 603 



30 122 



14 792 



8 127 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



(NA) 

 75 204 

 40 349 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



51.7 

 (NA) 



40 154 



63 016 



(NA) 



22 827 



36 868 



(NA) 



(NA) 



115 601 



1 742 552 



(NA) 



434 462 



84 847 



456 454 



96 230 

 837 542 



99 400 

 1 609 569 



58 581 

 1 541 236 



114 713 

 6 836 245 



918 

 27 857 988 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -STATE DATA 



TENNESSEE 7 



