1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BROOKS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 288 330 Land in farms ..................acres.. 566 400 528 903 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 967 1 603 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 913 832 606 918 Average per acre .........dollars.. 438 384 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 212 17 813 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 108 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 183 216 acres.. 38 179 33 396 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 103 100 acres.. 12 405 12 041 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 15 acres.. 525 2 623 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 042 11 720 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 118 35 516 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 562 1 577 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 480 10 144 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 127 152 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 8 $100,000 or more .................... 18 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 742 9 508 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 336 28 811 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 287 330 $1,000.. 1 826 1 790 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 362 5 425 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 127 145 Other ............................... 161 185 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 155 197 200 days or more ................... 89 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 244 309 number.. 36 651 38 030 Beef cows ..................farms.. 218 283 number.. 17 609 20 971 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 9 number.. 585 776 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 237 301 number.. 42 232 21 986 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 4 number.. 453 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 3 number.. 469 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 17 number.. (D) 696 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 6 acres.. 925 464 bushels.. 59 727 20 970 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 14 18 acres.. 2 189 4 163 bushels.. 110 026 145 793 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 67 73 acres.. 5 578 5 530 tons, dry.. 9 640 (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. .