1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BURNET COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 980 889 Land in farms ..................acres.. 548 351 509 782 Average size of farm .......acres.. 560 573 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 540 493 543 568 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 114 884 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 415 16 861 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 139 106 50 to 179 acres ..................... 248 191 180 to 499 acres .................... 277 285 500 to 999 acres .................... 131 133 1,000 acres or more ................. 136 122 Total cropland .................farms.. 631 567 acres.. 95 573 82 287 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 368 330 acres.. 15 029 12 728 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 42 acres.. 366 500 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 108 11 819 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 376 13 294 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 652 342 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 456 11 476 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 369 321 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 170 139 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 200 192 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 138 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 22 $100,000 or more .................... 16 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 209 12 648 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 437 14 227 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 980 889 $1,000.. 225 - 566 Average per farm..........dollars.. 230 - 637 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 412 354 Other ............................... 568 535 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 571 554 200 days or more ................... 419 363 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 795 745 number.. 43 863 38 644 Beef cows ..................farms.. 747 671 number.. 25 176 22 392 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 25 number.. 106 124 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 759 721 number.. 23 100 23 908 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 47 number.. 499 1 622 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 31 number.. 569 3 236 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 137 154 number.. 7 196 10 087 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 94 number.. 1 228 2 207 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 6 acres.. 100 100 bushels.. (D) 4 227 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 11 acres.. 252 601 bushels.. 4 227 19 959 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 24 acres.. 1 352 1 125 bushels.. 25 096 25 578 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 285 256 acres.. 11 883 9 744 tons, dry.. 19 007 15 737 @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. .