1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TEXAS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 536 1 527 Land in farms ..................acres.. 459 671 423 257 Average size of farm .......acres.. 299 277 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 913 131 017 Average per acre .........dollars.. 585 443 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 184 15 753 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 203 166 50 to 179 acres ..................... 598 596 180 to 499 acres .................... 473 525 500 to 999 acres .................... 150 149 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 311 1 323 acres.. 205 189 188 087 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 017 991 acres.. 70 468 60 694 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 16 acres.. 407 660 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 578 33 245 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 069 21 771 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 666 1 319 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 912 31 926 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 395 350 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 251 265 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 294 314 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 254 282 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 115 120 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 118 $100,000 or more .................... 121 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 217 25 979 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 943 17 002 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 535 1 528 $1,000.. 6 000 6 091 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 909 3 986 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 768 740 Other ............................... 768 787 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 830 843 200 days or more ................... 550 582 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 318 1 312 number.. 90 836 76 030 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 017 984 number.. 38 145 31 556 Milk cows ..................farms.. 245 261 number.. 12 223 10 973 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 301 1 337 number.. 46 305 42 313 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 92 number.. 3 553 4 050 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 85 number.. 9 201 8 531 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 17 number.. 419 1 527 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 95 144 number.. 2 208 2 809 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 24 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 18 acres.. 1 518 593 bushels.. 172 273 64 019 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 10 9 acres.. 782 253 tons, green.. 9 205 2 232 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 4 acres.. 10 (D) bushels.. 440 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 30 acres.. 150 1 563 bushels.. 6 500 44 304 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 988 941 acres.. 64 826 51 006 tons, dry.. 110 387 85 515 @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. .