1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ANDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 488 1 598 Land in farms ..................acres.. 352 488 350 886 Average size of farm .......acres.. 237 220 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 205 304 184 325 Average per acre .........dollars.. 885 930 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 271 19 759 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 79 68 0 10 to 49 acres ...................... 394 414 50 to 179 acres ..................... 558 650 180 to 499 acres .................... 324 323 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 237 1 325 acres.. 125 510 120 032 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 942 1 061 acres.. 43 608 38 952 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 49 acres.. 591 521 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 957 18 392 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 444 11 509 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 878 2 913 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 079 15 479 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 494 614 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 271 334 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 270 301 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 296 222 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 36 $100,000 or more .................... 27 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 075 16 883 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 535 10 565 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 487 1 598 $1,000.. 1 261 762 Average per farm..........dollars.. 848 477 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 592 540 Other ............................... 896 1 058 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 898 1 041 200 days or more ................... 648 763 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 216 1 306 number.. 79 067 72 654 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 126 1 179 number.. 46 241 40 800 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 41 number.. 1 361 2 094 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 185 1 243 number.. 46 115 41 150 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 83 number.. 11 833 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 66 number.. 24 170 3 063 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 8 number.. (D) 128 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 55 138 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 35 acres.. 286 306 bushels.. 10 514 9 708 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 857 966 acres.. 38 419 34 133 tons, dry.. 97 937 86 699 @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. .