1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 422 1 463 Land in farms ..................acres.. 269 146 284 490 Average size of farm .......acres.. 189 194 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 529 193 237 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 058 1 136 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 572 22 004 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 89 10 to 49 acres ...................... 331 342 50 to 179 acres ..................... 593 614 180 to 499 acres .................... 316 294 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 210 1 196 acres.. 139 087 120 417 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 935 986 acres.. 42 384 35 697 Irrigated land .................farms.. 86 69 acres.. 330 434 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 83 740 49 162 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 889 33 604 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 577 21 140 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 163 28 022 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 424 478 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 229 307 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 265 276 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 268 218 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 103 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 41 $100,000 or more .................... 94 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 942 36 122 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 016 24 707 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 423 1 462 $1,000.. 28 546 11 720 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 060 8 016 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 589 563 Other ............................... 833 900 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 809 897 200 days or more ................... 598 667 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 106 1 184 number.. 79 371 69 706 Beef cows ..................farms.. 974 1 047 number.. 35 570 34 221 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 64 number.. 14 932 9 999 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 097 1 173 number.. 41 049 40 819 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 19 number.. 217 338 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 16 number.. 749 940 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. 290 16 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 65 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 27 acres.. 63 210 bushels.. 1 900 9 241 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 46 bushels.. (D) 900 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 170 bales.. 0 152 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 797 862 acres.. 39 518 33 748 tons, dry.. 103 925 89 442 @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. .