1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CORYELL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 994 1 009 Land in farms ..................acres.. 605 252 609 091 Average size of farm .......acres.. 609 604 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 369 557 287 797 Average per acre .........dollars.. 566 491 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 660 24 315 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 91 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 260 278 180 to 499 acres .................... 338 335 500 to 999 acres .................... 166 157 1,000 acres or more ................. 110 103 Total cropland .................farms.. 769 811 acres.. 139 322 134 309 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 558 605 acres.. 61 375 50 574 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 23 acres.. 286 453 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 423 21 721 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 582 21 528 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 260 2 532 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 163 19 190 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 243 238 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 177 194 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 186 216 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 228 221 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 24 $100,000 or more .................... 39 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 972 18 911 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 102 18 743 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 995 1 009 $1,000.. 401 2 067 Average per farm..........dollars.. 403 2 049 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 466 475 Other ............................... 528 534 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 555 611 200 days or more ................... 396 416 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 829 847 number.. 54 925 52 013 Beef cows ..................farms.. 768 772 number.. 26 723 26 081 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 25 number.. 129 219 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 831 849 number.. 41 360 40 895 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 38 number.. 4 958 5 726 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 35 number.. 9 849 9 025 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 112 134 number.. 10 978 14 800 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 72 number.. 986 1 431 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 34 acres.. 6 203 1 858 bushels.. 405 879 110 519 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 75 85 acres.. 11 011 8 179 bushels.. 497 647 446 783 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 116 181 acres.. 15 206 15 845 bushels.. 415 261 454 817 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 478 488 acres.. 23 754 18 912 tons, dry.. 42 314 29 467 @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. .