Table 19. Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory te)rtj 



Characteristics 



Characteristics 



Farms _ number. 



Land in farms acres. 



Average size of farm acres. 



Value of land and buildings^ $1,000_ 



Average per farm dollars- 

 Average per acre dollars. 



Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment' __ $1,000. 



Land in farms according to use: 

 Total cropland farms.. 



acres.. 

 Harvested cropland farms., 



acres. . 

 Cropland used only for pasture or grazing .. farms.. 



Other cropland farms.. 



acres.. 



Total woodland farms., 



acres.. 



Woort'and pastured farms., 



acres.. 



Woodland not pastured farms.. 



Pastureland and rangeland other than 



cropland and woodland pastured farms., 



acres.. 

 Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, 



etc. farms., 



acres. 



Inigated land farms.. 



acres - 



26 



31 568 



1 214 



56 069 



2 156 500 



1 776 



25 



31 849 



1 274 



45 145 



1 805 800 



1 417 



25 



15 439 



25 



8 602 



19 



5 465 



(NA) 



1 372 



21 

 7 895 



12 

 1 126 



17 

 6 769 



9 

 2 355 



21 



6 160 



3 



26 



Mar1(et value of agricultural products sold SI .000.. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 



crops $1.000.. 



Livestock, poultry, and their products $1.000.. 



Total farm production expenses' $1.000.. 



Average per farm ,__ dollars.. 



Tenure of operator 



Full owners 



Part owners 



Tenants 



Abnormal farms by standard industrial 

 classification: 



Cash grains (011) 



Reld crops, except cash grains (013) 



Cotton (0131) 



Tobacco (0132) 



Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

 field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. 

 (0133. 0134, 0139) 



4 723 

 181 642 



813 

 3 910 



6 166 

 237 146 



Vegetables and melons (016) 



Fruits and tree nuts (017) 



Horticultural specialties (018) 



General farms, primarily crop (019) . 



Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 



specialties (021) _ 



Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) 



Dairy farms (024) 



Poultry and eggs (025) 



Animal specialties (027) 



General farms, primarily livestock and animal 

 specialties (029) 



5 496 

 219 840 



(D) 

 (D) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



16 



7 

 2 



'Data are based on a sample of farms. 



24 TENNESSEE 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



