1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CROSBY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 343 380 Land in farms ..................acres.. 451 584 464 927 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 317 1 223 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 729 422 458 221 Average per acre .........dollars.. 524 373 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 722 81 190 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 55 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 106 1,000 acres or more ................. 147 133 Total cropland .................farms.. 315 348 acres.. 315 239 300 668 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 288 326 acres.. 220 798 188 703 Irrigated land .................farms.. 205 190 acres.. 107 889 83 935 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 452 42 846 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 358 112 752 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 238 38 975 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 214 3 871 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 69 $100,000 or more .................... 116 137 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 450 28 031 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 959 73 766 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 342 380 $1,000.. 5 094 12 219 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 895 32 156 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 277 292 Other ............................... 66 88 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 102 139 200 days or more ................... 53 74 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 115 163 number.. 14 082 15 318 Beef cows ..................farms.. 106 143 number.. (D) 6 940 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 5 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 116 165 number.. 8 746 9 953 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 20 number.. 312 272 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 19 number.. 408 399 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 11 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 5 number.. (D) 145 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 3 acres.. 1 319 201 bushels.. 80 387 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 223 168 acres.. 118 945 22 112 bushels.. 6 983 371 1 230 776 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 89 106 acres.. 13 817 12 536 bushels.. 321 897 243 384 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 144 289 acres.. 71 622 145 580 bales.. 54 936 123 380 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 55 12 acres.. 11 266 742 bushels.. 328 164 15 671 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 49 83 acres.. 2 789 5 011 tons, dry.. 6 883 8 090 @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. .