1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FALLS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 032 1 086 Land in farms ..................acres.. 378 003 413 886 Average size of farm .......acres.. 366 381 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 537 280 589 Average per acre .........dollars.. 561 752 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 601 31 496 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 159 135 50 to 179 acres ..................... 395 414 180 to 499 acres .................... 246 291 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 106 1,000 acres or more ................. 100 99 Total cropland .................farms.. 885 968 acres.. 237 254 234 515 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 697 713 acres.. 118 458 101 585 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 33 acres.. 4 554 3 163 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 505 54 358 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 753 50 053 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 118 10 903 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 387 43 454 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 229 240 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 180 163 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 187 196 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 179 185 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 85 $100,000 or more .................... 97 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 214 46 345 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 674 42 635 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 031 1 087 $1,000.. 5 404 7 008 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 242 6 448 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 515 540 Other ............................... 517 546 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 569 644 200 days or more ................... 394 424 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 842 925 number.. 99 831 121 604 Beef cows ..................farms.. 755 785 number.. 29 590 30 924 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 22 number.. 176 514 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 821 918 number.. 79 473 105 752 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 42 number.. 2 079 814 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 39 number.. 3 072 2 860 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 21 number.. 1 561 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 64 number.. 3 799 9 188 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 165 161 acres.. 50 519 26 068 bushels.. 3 598 853 2 290 302 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 99 176 acres.. 14 236 21 246 bushels.. 559 057 1 109 307 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 84 182 acres.. 6 905 16 010 bushels.. 167 517 447 562 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 62 75 acres.. 12 375 8 301 bales.. 13 249 8 991 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 39 1 acres.. 6 620 (D) bushels.. 157 634 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 557 550 acres.. 26 359 23 132 tons, dry.. 53 427 44 758 @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. .