1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 006 971 Land in farms ..................acres.. 295 601 271 421 Average size of farm .......acres.. 294 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 302 146 339 454 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 043 1 310 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 693 25 285 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 82 10 to 49 acres ...................... 260 227 50 to 179 acres ..................... 364 367 180 to 499 acres .................... 175 180 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 663 696 acres.. 92 440 109 011 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 457 493 acres.. 35 233 42 075 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 56 acres.. 8 078 8 675 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 256 35 106 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 058 36 154 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 497 7 030 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 759 28 076 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 311 330 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 205 204 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 176 175 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 33 $100,000 or more .................... 38 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 005 31 042 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 832 31 969 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 006 971 $1,000.. 3 721 3 689 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 699 3 800 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 376 346 Other ............................... 630 625 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 634 642 200 days or more ................... 481 469 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 832 820 number.. 55 756 60 779 Beef cows ..................farms.. 753 751 number.. 34 007 36 730 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 16 number.. 499 408 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 800 807 number.. 35 127 53 306 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 35 number.. 8 579 7 311 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 32 number.. 15 983 12 010 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 6 number.. (D) 622 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 62 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 16 acres.. 4 508 3 673 bushels.. 487 488 364 488 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 20 acres.. 1 723 3 737 bushels.. 116 191 203 953 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 40 800 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 28 29 acres.. 11 351 10 366 bales.. 20 383 16 623 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 405 440 acres.. 17 120 20 230 tons, dry.. 40 779 49 815 @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. .