1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALHOUN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 249 277 Land in farms ..................acres.. 208 073 188 899 Average size of farm .......acres.. 836 682 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 511 937 443 910 Average per acre .........dollars.. 504 683 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 976 40 682 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 191 213 acres.. 74 862 75 636 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 158 174 acres.. 54 982 41 718 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 45 acres.. 6 822 6 255 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 162 10 363 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 875 37 413 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 004 7 478 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 157 2 886 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 30 $100,000 or more .................... 46 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 327 8 701 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 492 31 410 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 249 277 $1,000.. 1 321 828 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 306 2 987 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 143 145 Other ............................... 106 132 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 131 154 200 days or more ................... 79 102 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 161 178 number.. 16 222 16 171 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 161 number.. 10 981 10 772 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 12 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 154 167 number.. 8 200 9 222 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 209 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) 176 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 40 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 18 number.. 111 806 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 32 acres.. 16 017 6 122 bushels.. 1 120 043 521 582 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 44 84 acres.. 12 606 25 703 bushels.. 734 932 1 645 729 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Rice..........................farms.. 35 40 acres.. 6 695 6 140 cwt.. 340 592 354 047 Cotton .......................farms.. 53 1 acres.. 15 912 (D) bales.. 17 329 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 4 acres.. 787 (D) bushels.. 19 866 12 049 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 60 69 acres.. 3 095 2 107 tons, dry.. 7 162 (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. .