1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 172 1 178 Land in farms ..................acres.. 370 140 405 010 Average size of farm .......acres.. 316 344 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 709 276 078 Average per acre .........dollars.. 722 836 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 166 18 071 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 216 227 50 to 179 acres ..................... 418 448 180 to 499 acres .................... 324 289 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 68 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 939 933 acres.. 128 904 110 367 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 671 660 acres.. 29 473 27 139 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 21 acres.. 363 171 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 587 14 569 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 859 12 368 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 434 840 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 153 13 729 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 327 440 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 208 213 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 233 200 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 231 201 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 111 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 36 $100,000 or more .................... 22 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 919 11 619 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 142 9 872 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 172 1 177 $1,000.. - 251 1 518 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 214 1 290 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 501 439 Other ............................... 671 739 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 706 778 200 days or more ................... 426 541 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 027 1 013 number.. 75 488 73 387 Beef cows ..................farms.. 960 910 number.. 47 897 46 078 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 21 number.. 103 49 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 008 994 number.. 39 721 40 716 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 47 number.. 507 576 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 37 number.. 665 941 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 13 number.. 225 1 261 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 74 number.. 452 1 112 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 8 acres.. 33 29 bushels.. 1 010 735 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 3 acres.. 61 21 bushels.. (D) 941 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 0 acres.. 90 0 bushels.. 2 310 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 623 608 acres.. 28 625 25 624 tons, dry.. 67 747 61 956 @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. .