1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BLANCO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 567 549 Land in farms ..................acres.. 371 257 379 118 Average size of farm .......acres.. 655 691 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 547 467 670 198 Average per acre .........dollars.. 853 984 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 141 14 274 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 131 132 180 to 499 acres .................... 165 147 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 107 100 Total cropland .................farms.. 341 355 acres.. 44 103 34 710 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 216 214 acres.. 7 262 6 755 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 36 acres.. 354 263 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 684 14 037 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 898 25 568 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 750 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 934 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 200 198 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 16 $100,000 or more .................... 15 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 493 12 100 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 840 22 000 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 566 550 $1,000.. 986 1 602 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 742 2 912 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 274 236 Other ............................... 293 313 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 323 321 200 days or more ................... 228 217 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 474 450 number.. 24 135 24 770 Beef cows ..................farms.. 435 411 number.. 13 827 14 976 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 24 number.. 238 348 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 453 433 number.. 13 482 14 203 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 21 number.. 409 746 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 16 number.. 1 368 2 435 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 91 87 number.. 11 784 10 536 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 37 number.. 407 1 161 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 8 acres.. 151 246 bushels.. 3 240 4 411 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 177 166 acres.. 6 443 5 661 tons, dry.. 11 375 (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. .