1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 435 471 Land in farms ..................acres.. 102 229 98 924 Average size of farm .......acres.. 235 210 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 353 847 186 316 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 307 1 169 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 794 20 051 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 99 113 10 to 49 acres ...................... 158 156 50 to 179 acres ..................... 84 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 289 282 acres.. 38 543 38 242 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 156 171 acres.. 7 990 10 264 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 45 acres.. 3 120 4 713 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 822 5 607 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 982 11 906 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 803 3 187 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 019 2 421 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 228 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 11 $100,000 or more .................... 9 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 985 4 919 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 398 10 422 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 434 472 $1,000.. 338 - 147 Average per farm..........dollars.. 779 - 311 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 147 139 Other ............................... 288 332 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 292 348 200 days or more ................... 224 255 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 276 308 number.. 11 599 10 935 Beef cows ..................farms.. 245 276 number.. (D) 7 510 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 28 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 267 282 number.. 5 433 6 526 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 17 number.. 522 685 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 15 number.. 436 609 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 68 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 48 number.. (D) 2 045 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 666 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 7 acres.. 0 1 326 bushels.. 0 72 434 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 466 bushels.. (D) 13 897 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 13 16 acres.. 2 952 4 244 cwt.. 127 871 221 713 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 107 113 acres.. 4 534 3 487 tons, dry.. 9 006 6 941 @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. .