1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 2 642 2 750 Land in farms ..................acres.. 496 742 530 328 Average size of farm .......acres.. 188 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 234 262 945 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 188 1 317 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 207 18 896 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 164 168 10 to 49 acres ...................... 568 560 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 205 1 321 180 to 499 acres .................... 500 511 500 to 999 acres .................... 145 133 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 117 2 288 acres.. 217 498 208 526 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 679 1 812 acres.. 68 355 62 867 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 50 acres.. 2 537 2 669 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 440 53 835 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 311 19 576 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 964 3 175 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 72 476 50 660 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 841 988 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 581 602 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 531 533 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 397 391 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 155 125 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 47 $100,000 or more .................... 64 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 408 49 031 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 650 17 829 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 2 642 2 750 $1,000.. 5 804 7 082 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 197 2 575 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 125 1 131 Other ............................... 1 517 1 619 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 543 1 706 200 days or more ................... 1 095 1 162 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 2 377 2 532 number.. 117 231 110 518 Beef cows ..................farms.. 2 257 2 376 number.. 70 034 66 734 Milk cows ..................farms.. 75 118 number.. 1 909 2 235 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 2 315 2 495 number.. 58 665 59 881 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 102 141 number.. 12 696 13 093 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 84 110 number.. 19 120 24 417 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 43 number.. 485 686 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 166 305 number.. 3 964 950 1 865 060 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 110 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 155 276 acres.. 11 746 10 257 bushels.. 765 838 664 151 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 58 64 acres.. 3 985 2 306 bushels.. 259 482 122 427 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 19 acres.. 461 368 bushels.. 13 668 11 256 Rice..........................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 39 (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 581 1 697 acres.. 49 028 46 172 tons, dry.. 116 429 102 207 @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. .