1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 489 1 498 Land in farms ..................acres.. 563 993 537 077 Average size of farm .......acres.. 379 359 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 385 472 397 260 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 066 1 030 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 323 25 654 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 179 226 10 to 49 acres ...................... 438 460 50 to 179 acres ..................... 386 392 180 to 499 acres .................... 230 216 500 to 999 acres .................... 134 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 122 101 Total cropland .................farms.. 997 1 032 acres.. 221 812 195 681 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 664 688 acres.. 80 820 79 257 Irrigated land .................farms.. 184 175 acres.. 38 682 33 271 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 310 37 145 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 087 24 796 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 767 25 467 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 544 11 678 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 612 718 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 257 218 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 206 209 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 173 162 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 58 $100,000 or more .................... 91 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 936 30 904 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 145 20 630 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 490 1 498 $1,000.. 3 323 6 015 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 230 4 015 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 575 529 Other ............................... 914 969 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 952 1 021 200 days or more ................... 692 748 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 077 1 087 number.. 74 407 60 406 Beef cows ..................farms.. 982 953 number.. 48 878 39 461 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 35 number.. 45 98 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 993 999 number.. 37 126 31 160 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 94 number.. 4 372 5 001 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 67 number.. 6 184 6 385 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 33 number.. 339 253 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 74 166 number.. 89 201 86 808 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 9 number.. 533 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 40 acres.. 6 348 5 197 bushels.. 359 973 407 361 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 21 52 acres.. 8 331 9 231 bushels.. 473 399 447 858 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 400 bushels.. (D) 9 653 Rice..........................farms.. 109 95 acres.. 33 162 28 975 cwt.. 1 713 898 1 535 740 Cotton .......................farms.. 21 42 acres.. 6 431 5 350 bales.. 4 982 4 866 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 30 acres.. 2 938 8 790 bushels.. 90 535 187 069 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 416 403 acres.. 18 134 15 374 tons, dry.. 43 419 26 987 @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. .