1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHAMBERS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 334 337 Land in farms ..................acres.. 251 249 306 606 Average size of farm .......acres.. 752 910 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 396 976 664 179 Average per acre .........dollars.. 631 718 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 826 56 461 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 76 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 74 Total cropland .................farms.. 270 267 acres.. 120 193 109 707 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 226 210 acres.. 38 656 34 270 Irrigated land .................farms.. 131 119 acres.. 32 127 24 748 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 915 14 690 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 656 43 592 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 822 11 312 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 093 3 378 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 110 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 58 $100,000 or more .................... 47 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 474 12 961 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 354 38 574 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 334 336 $1,000.. 665 1 130 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 991 3 362 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 191 167 Other ............................... 143 170 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 175 193 200 days or more ................... 97 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 190 204 number.. 18 284 21 281 Beef cows ..................farms.. 174 181 number.. 13 146 14 636 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 8 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 182 195 number.. 8 067 10 896 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 12 number.. 259 229 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 8 number.. 237 217 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 559 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 13 number.. 296 327 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 158 bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 122 104 acres.. 29 283 22 026 cwt.. 1 276 063 1 070 528 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 20 acres.. 4 914 8 020 bushels.. 126 378 147 664 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 113 107 acres.. 4 480 4 217 tons, dry.. 10 252 (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. .