1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLORADO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 547 1 589 Land in farms ..................acres.. 549 167 559 698 Average size of farm .......acres.. 355 352 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 296 559 388 040 Average per acre .........dollars.. 934 1 108 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 821 26 599 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 299 324 50 to 179 acres ..................... 592 612 180 to 499 acres .................... 362 356 500 to 999 acres .................... 135 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 95 106 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 246 1 265 acres.. 211 349 207 309 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 998 1 020 acres.. 84 361 71 956 Irrigated land .................farms.. 185 172 acres.. 43 474 33 442 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 904 37 499 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 026 23 599 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 797 18 385 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 107 19 114 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 441 491 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 280 309 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 276 287 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 244 236 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 126 97 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 79 $100,000 or more .................... 108 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 014 31 117 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 512 19 583 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 547 1 589 $1,000.. 2 703 5 827 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 747 3 667 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 719 647 Other ............................... 828 942 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 897 959 200 days or more ................... 592 642 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 315 1 398 number.. 83 982 83 081 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 237 1 316 number.. 52 971 54 215 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 22 number.. 464 425 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 267 1 381 number.. 44 378 45 822 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 71 number.. 3 925 3 111 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 50 number.. 7 868 5 953 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 21 number.. 221 111 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 62 127 number.. (D) 175 305 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 53 84 acres.. 8 782 10 583 bushels.. 858 996 924 336 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 22 25 acres.. 2 874 1 557 bushels.. 170 896 97 389 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 154 143 acres.. 42 734 32 122 cwt.. 2 696 933 1 851 091 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 6 acres.. 1 536 1 333 bushels.. 47 268 44 877 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 824 838 acres.. 26 650 24 412 tons, dry.. 68 727 56 031 @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. .