1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BASTROP COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 630 1 655 Land in farms ..................acres.. 394 923 410 344 Average size of farm .......acres.. 242 248 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 279 173 344 717 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 176 1 320 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 500 18 873 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 82 92 10 to 49 acres ...................... 366 386 50 to 179 acres ..................... 623 629 180 to 499 acres .................... 384 375 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 105 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 68 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 197 1 213 acres.. 140 783 123 968 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 822 801 acres.. 35 256 33 202 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 53 acres.. 4 026 3 280 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 851 19 940 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 019 12 048 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 803 2 193 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 048 17 746 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 572 652 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 372 361 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 289 273 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 243 229 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 35 $100,000 or more .................... 32 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 868 18 821 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 029 11 365 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 630 1 656 $1,000.. - 425 622 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 261 376 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 699 641 Other ............................... 931 1 014 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 946 1 081 200 days or more ................... 687 753 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 415 1 479 number.. 81 424 78 955 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 325 1 367 number.. 44 773 44 826 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 48 number.. 236 114 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 362 1 419 number.. 41 030 42 907 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 70 83 number.. 1 538 3 904 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 69 number.. 1 897 9 222 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 21 number.. 688 139 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 92 159 number.. 1 923 4 134 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 40 acres.. 1 293 1 152 bushels.. 92 657 69 796 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 20 16 acres.. 1 528 1 837 bushels.. 71 856 87 161 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 12 acres.. 755 413 bushels.. 19 510 9 107 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 2 acres.. 773 (D) bales.. 764 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 723 700 acres.. 27 261 26 231 tons, dry.. 61 064 54 486 @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. .