1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 277 295 Land in farms ..................acres.. 357 933 355 540 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 292 1 205 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 379 006 417 618 Average per acre .........dollars.. 279 356 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 332 42 861 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 49 62 180 to 499 acres .................... 72 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 81 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 255 274 acres.. 139 868 133 031 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 232 256 acres.. 91 658 79 137 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 24 acres.. 1 040 1 711 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 580 24 704 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 787 83 744 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 165 6 061 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 415 18 644 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 30 $100,000 or more .................... 60 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 627 22 924 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 475 77 447 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 276 296 $1,000.. 3 936 445 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 261 1 502 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 177 169 Other ............................... 100 126 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 141 156 200 days or more ................... 81 107 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 196 199 number.. 43 821 45 160 Beef cows ..................farms.. 119 124 number.. 7 678 6 855 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 193 200 number.. 39 458 43 000 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 10 number.. 122 255 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 11 number.. 136 859 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 27 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) 458 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 14 23 acres.. 882 784 bushels.. 51 209 39 675 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 203 228 acres.. 72 975 62 124 bushels.. 1 928 009 1 582 886 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 78 112 acres.. 11 189 11 704 bales.. 8 228 7 157 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 105 96 acres.. 7 263 4 803 tons, dry.. 12 653 (D) @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. .