1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BURLESON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 283 1 360 Land in farms ..................acres.. 317 187 314 756 Average size of farm .......acres.. 247 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 426 232 265 Average per acre .........dollars.. 969 1 092 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 012 21 536 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 257 287 50 to 179 acres ..................... 532 575 180 to 499 acres .................... 313 285 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 62 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 000 1 013 acres.. 145 157 112 213 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 744 747 acres.. 56 654 40 551 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 38 acres.. 10 022 5 988 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 972 18 819 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 140 13 838 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 862 5 801 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 110 13 018 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 370 472 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 242 288 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 268 254 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 238 215 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 24 $100,000 or more .................... 47 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 975 16 593 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 042 12 201 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 282 1 360 $1,000.. 1 606 2 005 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 253 1 474 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 572 547 Other ............................... 711 813 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 771 846 200 days or more ................... 546 599 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 153 1 248 number.. 74 710 64 084 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 076 1 145 number.. 41 001 38 791 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 39 number.. 277 99 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 131 1 216 number.. 40 271 36 987 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 65 number.. 3 213 2 136 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 54 number.. 6 092 6 820 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 9 number.. 538 142 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 79 122 number.. 2 007 3 990 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 33 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 45 acres.. 10 258 3 498 bushels.. 956 573 243 878 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 25 44 acres.. 4 107 5 100 bushels.. 219 535 297 695 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 20 acres.. 262 2 195 bushels.. 7 563 47 821 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 41 41 acres.. 15 967 8 431 bales.. 26 951 13 740 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 1 acres.. 322 (D) bushels.. 6 496 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 688 676 acres.. 25 131 19 959 tons, dry.. 60 489 39 854 @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. .