1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOSQUE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 966 968 Land in farms ..................acres.. 547 829 569 369 Average size of farm .......acres.. 567 588 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 414 516 544 961 Average per acre .........dollars.. 691 858 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 107 22 542 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 298 280 180 to 499 acres .................... 277 322 500 to 999 acres .................... 130 109 1,000 acres or more ................. 116 115 Total cropland .................farms.. 771 795 acres.. 132 544 137 194 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 574 619 acres.. 51 687 56 749 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 22 acres.. 2 690 1 536 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 656 24 627 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 017 25 442 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 702 3 792 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 954 20 836 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 233 271 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 165 188 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 208 192 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 201 177 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 34 $100,000 or more .................... 40 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 418 25 438 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 665 26 252 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 966 969 $1,000.. 4 338 515 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 491 531 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 432 435 Other ............................... 534 533 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 554 594 200 days or more ................... 385 384 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 823 821 number.. 59 462 57 239 Beef cows ..................farms.. 740 738 number.. 30 536 27 721 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 31 number.. 858 919 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 802 817 number.. 35 589 34 050 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 33 number.. 517 3 123 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 28 number.. 1 078 4 513 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 74 number.. 2 379 8 783 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 44 63 number.. 1 295 1 470 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 21 acres.. 1 489 1 519 bushels.. 107 297 89 968 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 34 55 acres.. 3 897 3 428 bushels.. 117 803 155 878 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 104 163 acres.. 13 705 20 082 bushels.. 357 931 601 022 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 494 527 acres.. 29 480 25 634 tons, dry.. 53 248 40 143 @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. .