1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 AUSTIN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 748 1 865 Land in farms ..................acres.. 337 351 347 215 Average size of farm .......acres.. 193 186 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 312 257 304 258 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 555 1 563 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 530 19 381 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 125 136 10 to 49 acres ...................... 408 467 50 to 179 acres ..................... 712 759 180 to 499 acres .................... 361 363 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 398 1 528 acres.. 161 996 155 357 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 148 1 256 acres.. 51 101 47 928 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 49 acres.. 3 781 3 026 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 936 21 622 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 986 11 593 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 770 3 892 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 166 17 729 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 553 686 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 371 387 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 354 354 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 306 288 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 48 $100,000 or more .................... 34 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 702 21 676 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 280 11 622 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 748 1 865 $1,000.. 1 061 494 Average per farm..........dollars.. 607 265 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 652 658 Other ............................... 1 096 1 207 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 105 1 234 200 days or more ................... 793 886 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 524 1 645 number.. 81 562 84 179 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 437 1 555 number.. 50 072 52 122 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 44 number.. 137 420 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 461 1 596 number.. 51 846 45 999 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 79 number.. 779 2 724 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 66 number.. 1 265 4 197 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 46 number.. 522 403 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 78 179 number.. 185 218 101 563 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 24 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 104 acres.. 1 935 3 024 bushels.. 132 841 220 498 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 34 43 acres.. 3 555 3 811 bushels.. 216 575 279 163 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 137 42 bushels.. 4 015 1 240 Rice..........................farms.. 8 14 acres.. 3 398 2 767 cwt.. 207 445 159 111 Cotton .......................farms.. 22 19 acres.. 2 233 (D) bales.. 3 434 1 408 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 1 acres.. 275 (D) bushels.. 4 853 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 057 1 157 acres.. 39 433 36 452 tons, dry.. 94 109 79 492 @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. .