1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CASS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 804 885 Land in farms ..................acres.. 166 939 190 634 Average size of farm .......acres.. 208 215 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 327 149 510 Average per acre .........dollars.. 848 709 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 728 17 367 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 151 185 50 to 179 acres ..................... 364 386 180 to 499 acres .................... 187 209 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 689 745 acres.. 75 773 75 780 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 560 596 acres.. 23 330 23 669 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 19 acres.. 47 84 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 654 14 845 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 202 16 774 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 452 1 749 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 202 13 096 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 249 336 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 159 154 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 159 190 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 159 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 9 $100,000 or more .................... 34 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 571 13 947 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 127 15 759 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 803 885 $1,000.. 1 110 1 155 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 382 1 305 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 312 313 Other ............................... 492 572 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 462 546 200 days or more ................... 348 386 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 640 726 number.. 32 887 35 784 Beef cows ..................farms.. 599 670 number.. 19 355 21 138 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 25 number.. 145 82 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 620 717 number.. 15 514 17 611 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 23 number.. 338 243 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 16 number.. 409 197 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 8 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 74 number.. (D) 1 820 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 25 18 number.. 6 876 081 5 499 805 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 9 acres.. 39 44 bushels.. 677 1 064 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 517 557 acres.. 22 149 22 889 tons, dry.. 56 099 46 227 @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. .