1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALDWELL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 957 1 026 Land in farms ..................acres.. 263 925 265 788 Average size of farm .......acres.. 276 259 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 438 330 585 Average per acre .........dollars.. 948 1 259 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 149 19 212 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 163 183 50 to 179 acres ..................... 383 411 180 to 499 acres .................... 231 230 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 649 700 acres.. 101 865 110 207 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 466 448 acres.. 37 901 33 008 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 33 acres.. 750 831 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 801 32 223 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 185 31 407 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 493 3 860 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 308 28 364 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 275 330 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 187 208 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 181 190 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 184 154 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 31 $100,000 or more .................... 40 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 694 28 370 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 046 27 651 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 955 1 026 $1,000.. 1 654 3 955 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 732 3 854 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 422 383 Other ............................... 535 643 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 548 671 200 days or more ................... 368 466 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 813 868 number.. 46 919 47 904 Beef cows ..................farms.. 775 807 number.. 27 657 27 723 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 24 number.. 107 51 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 788 858 number.. 22 804 28 538 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 40 number.. 1 995 6 089 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 35 number.. 2 612 9 982 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 26 number.. 1 147 1 008 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 44 83 number.. 1 070 779 855 147 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. 642 101 1 046 010 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 25 acres.. 2 969 2 486 bushels.. 220 557 212 145 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 27 43 acres.. 6 832 8 083 bushels.. 310 437 433 619 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 19 acres.. 641 749 bushels.. 16 258 18 773 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 23 23 acres.. 5 852 4 260 bales.. 3 711 2 581 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 390 359 acres.. 19 863 16 128 tons, dry.. 40 460 32 105 @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. .