1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DE WITT COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 515 1 626 Land in farms ..................acres.. 569 212 582 107 Average size of farm .......acres.. 376 358 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 266 289 804 Average per acre .........dollars.. 694 769 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 325 18 845 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 250 241 50 to 179 acres ..................... 546 673 180 to 499 acres .................... 402 394 500 to 999 acres .................... 157 130 1,000 acres or more ................. 108 116 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 112 1 186 acres.. 154 111 154 615 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 794 844 acres.. 37 950 38 512 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 29 acres.. 644 607 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 073 36 299 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 510 22 324 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 062 1 956 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 011 34 343 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 371 414 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 281 329 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 309 347 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 318 313 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 69 $100,000 or more .................... 53 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 864 29 945 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 061 18 405 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 516 1 627 $1,000.. 4 476 4 561 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 953 2 803 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 704 786 Other ............................... 811 840 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 870 927 200 days or more ................... 577 607 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 399 1 524 number.. 99 963 103 118 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 332 1 447 number.. 60 711 64 253 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 54 number.. 2 573 2 267 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 375 1 516 number.. 51 923 77 784 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 100 number.. 4 146 6 030 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 90 number.. 7 405 10 913 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 50 number.. 2 074 805 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 84 116 number.. 106 278 115 462 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 208 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 83 112 acres.. 5 451 5 403 bushels.. 382 754 386 910 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 28 34 acres.. 2 188 3 180 bushels.. 110 465 185 280 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 26 acres.. 528 1 295 bushels.. 11 626 35 625 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 0 acres.. 334 0 bales.. 449 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 723 782 acres.. 27 308 25 719 tons, dry.. 56 912 51 559 @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. .