1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 486 479 Land in farms ..................acres.. 128 533 118 725 Average size of farm .......acres.. 264 248 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 583 219 342 Average per acre .........dollars.. 897 870 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 913 28 385 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 207 195 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 405 401 acres.. 58 521 49 449 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 326 326 acres.. 18 422 15 871 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 9 acres.. 190 52 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 287 30 281 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 242 63 217 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 813 616 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 475 29 664 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 23 $100,000 or more .................... 99 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 932 24 202 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 942 50 526 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 487 479 $1,000.. 7 077 5 304 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 533 11 072 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 263 222 Other ............................... 223 257 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 256 273 200 days or more ................... 161 187 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 394 405 number.. 41 942 35 482 Beef cows ..................farms.. 297 313 number.. 15 242 12 508 Milk cows ..................farms.. 65 66 number.. 9 883 8 346 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 390 414 number.. 23 722 31 314 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 7 number.. 392 130 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 6 number.. 456 205 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 39 59 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 24 number.. 222 258 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 29 14 number.. 12 595 575 4 271 272 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 2 acres.. 554 (D) bushels.. 9 020 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 0 acres.. 568 0 bushels.. 11 000 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 302 312 acres.. 16 702 14 133 tons, dry.. 49 714 37 978 @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. .