1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BEE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 688 743 Land in farms ..................acres.. 442 173 481 240 Average size of farm .......acres.. 643 648 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 372 625 444 315 Average per acre .........dollars.. 659 753 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 589 28 401 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 208 197 180 to 499 acres .................... 188 173 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 105 135 Total cropland .................farms.. 470 496 acres.. 140 029 141 710 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 314 375 acres.. 81 137 79 250 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 25 acres.. 406 2 433 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 424 19 672 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 233 26 477 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 230 8 022 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 194 11 650 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 202 189 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 112 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 138 141 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 39 $100,000 or more .................... 46 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 345 17 370 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 757 23 379 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 688 743 $1,000.. 1 523 1 342 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 214 1 806 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 339 321 Other ............................... 349 422 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 370 466 200 days or more ................... 237 311 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 559 616 number.. 46 993 61 277 Beef cows ..................farms.. 538 573 number.. 27 748 36 900 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 13 number.. 234 240 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 550 613 number.. 22 232 30 743 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 22 number.. 280 628 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 22 number.. 408 845 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 19 number.. 172 221 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 40 number.. 670 893 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 405 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 74 104 acres.. 26 199 29 646 bushels.. 1 560 236 2 140 906 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 71 76 acres.. 30 761 23 447 bushels.. 1 886 336 1 513 666 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 42 acres.. 2 527 4 014 bushels.. 40 098 83 253 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 17 14 acres.. 3 146 1 467 bales.. 2 215 1 516 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 224 267 acres.. 16 285 19 117 tons, dry.. 30 596 31 413 @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. .