1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BROWN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 098 1 144 Land in farms ..................acres.. 513 533 547 165 Average size of farm .......acres.. 468 478 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 328 281 939 Average per acre .........dollars.. 512 580 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 162 20 794 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 132 175 50 to 179 acres ..................... 328 349 180 to 499 acres .................... 324 301 500 to 999 acres .................... 140 145 1,000 acres or more ................. 119 112 Total cropland .................farms.. 825 874 acres.. 135 129 142 893 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 542 527 acres.. 45 347 44 914 Irrigated land .................farms.. 90 98 acres.. 6 039 4 580 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 825 24 135 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 984 21 097 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 945 3 744 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 879 20 391 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 310 437 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 193 195 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 207 192 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 209 170 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 40 $100,000 or more .................... 54 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 380 22 207 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 914 19 394 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 099 1 145 $1,000.. 2 561 835 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 330 729 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 472 442 Other ............................... 626 702 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 651 726 200 days or more ................... 443 529 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 925 930 number.. 57 483 49 604 Beef cows ..................farms.. 832 811 number.. 27 029 24 199 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 31 number.. 3 457 2 754 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 863 908 number.. 31 014 32 012 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 50 number.. 11 867 11 393 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 35 number.. 19 275 17 717 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 77 78 number.. 10 557 11 041 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 56 99 number.. (D) 2 051 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 27 26 acres.. 1 854 1 586 bushels.. 69 585 41 806 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 98 100 acres.. 14 452 15 883 bushels.. 315 173 336 528 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 237 bales.. (D) 152 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 408 352 acres.. 18 633 17 337 tons, dry.. 37 352 29 567 @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. .