1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 199 1 233 Land in farms ..................acres.. 422 464 363 823 Average size of farm .......acres.. 352 295 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 536 127 540 777 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 502 1 814 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 742 28 493 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 137 157 10 to 49 acres ...................... 334 366 50 to 179 acres ..................... 358 363 180 to 499 acres .................... 193 180 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 94 86 Total cropland .................farms.. 921 940 acres.. 191 148 162 516 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 719 749 acres.. 117 956 91 512 Irrigated land .................farms.. 93 106 acres.. 16 415 13 291 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 915 44 828 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 971 36 357 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 46 959 34 269 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 956 10 559 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 374 458 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 202 190 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 145 169 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 185 184 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 88 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 63 $100,000 or more .................... 127 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 944 36 861 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 351 29 896 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 198 1 233 $1,000.. 12 545 8 185 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 472 6 638 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 569 543 Other ............................... 630 690 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 680 742 200 days or more ................... 463 511 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 757 806 number.. 56 433 50 934 Beef cows ..................farms.. 701 743 number.. 35 603 33 410 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 14 number.. 51 35 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 728 752 number.. 28 840 28 557 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 64 number.. 1 744 1 530 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 44 number.. 2 319 2 506 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 25 number.. 245 232 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 79 127 number.. 2 380 3 711 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 100 131 acres.. 7 485 9 628 bushels.. 623 944 656 998 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 192 228 acres.. 32 496 24 908 bushels.. 2 030 884 1 575 958 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 5 acres.. 1 125 796 bushels.. 40 108 14 052 Rice..........................farms.. 32 30 acres.. 12 065 10 136 cwt.. 676 342 575 994 Cotton .......................farms.. 285 291 acres.. 43 994 28 555 bales.. 58 516 25 655 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 25 acres.. 3 868 2 378 bushels.. 106 761 50 060 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 353 358 acres.. 15 424 12 764 tons, dry.. 38 419 26 654 @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. .