1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ERATH COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 637 1 599 Land in farms ..................acres.. 581 776 562 030 Average size of farm .......acres.. 355 351 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 289 349 264 094 Average per acre .........dollars.. 824 825 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 200 28 628 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 81 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 263 228 50 to 179 acres ..................... 516 547 180 to 499 acres .................... 479 450 500 to 999 acres .................... 182 185 1,000 acres or more ................. 116 109 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 308 1 234 acres.. 189 342 185 269 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 935 826 acres.. 67 800 57 110 Irrigated land .................farms.. 152 159 acres.. 11 600 10 333 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 185 465 112 428 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 296 70 311 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 971 7 008 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 174 494 105 420 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 428 453 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 253 286 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 258 240 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 258 227 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 125 112 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 61 $100,000 or more .................... 246 220 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 154 163 83 809 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 232 52 413 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 636 1 599 $1,000.. 29 943 25 211 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 302 15 767 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 809 725 Other ............................... 828 874 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 897 941 200 days or more ................... 627 660 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 370 1 337 number.. 158 977 124 934 Beef cows ..................farms.. 991 973 number.. 32 957 28 906 Milk cows ..................farms.. 224 241 number.. 65 053 45 433 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 323 1 328 number.. 101 344 72 355 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 79 number.. 1 852 3 069 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 56 number.. 2 983 7 764 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 36 number.. 2 695 2 350 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 71 125 number.. 2 540 5 506 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 282 bushels.. (D) 14 560 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 12 10 acres.. 644 420 bushels.. 18 777 12 795 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 25 acres.. 1 289 1 852 bushels.. 35 212 44 660 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 797 687 acres.. 50 109 42 220 tons, dry.. 141 943 102 282 @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. .