1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BELL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 622 1 655 Land in farms ..................acres.. 416 631 422 998 Average size of farm .......acres.. 257 256 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 270 441 257 147 Average per acre .........dollars.. 988 1 052 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 732 21 958 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 116 110 10 to 49 acres ...................... 388 425 50 to 179 acres ..................... 602 613 180 to 499 acres .................... 328 317 500 to 999 acres .................... 103 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 89 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 331 1 337 acres.. 238 725 232 122 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 009 1 066 acres.. 145 288 122 892 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 64 acres.. 491 1 063 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 082 47 340 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 012 28 604 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 556 11 082 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 526 36 258 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 584 649 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 294 322 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 289 267 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 243 237 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 79 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 45 $100,000 or more .................... 59 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 898 41 521 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 654 25 088 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 623 1 655 $1,000.. 2 019 4 703 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 244 2 841 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 688 648 Other ............................... 934 1 007 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 971 1 057 200 days or more ................... 712 780 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 168 1 242 number.. 52 859 56 096 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 056 1 110 number.. 27 969 25 160 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 41 number.. 305 398 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 122 1 190 number.. 28 403 37 229 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 63 number.. 2 420 1 272 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 48 number.. 3 190 2 826 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 99 81 number.. 3 038 3 147 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 68 167 number.. 1 391 3 635 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 14 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 192 166 acres.. 50 222 28 655 bushels.. 3 257 705 2 307 867 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 241 291 acres.. 39 377 33 705 bushels.. 1 690 313 1 916 603 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 192 329 acres.. 16 410 27 508 bushels.. 432 335 693 315 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 79 88 acres.. 9 489 5 414 bales.. 7 265 4 286 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 0 acres.. 687 0 bushels.. 12 348 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 722 758 acres.. 26 988 25 078 tons, dry.. 50 065 43 785 @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. .