1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GILLESPIE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 373 1 367 Land in farms ..................acres.. 688 330 662 195 Average size of farm .......acres.. 501 484 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 442 755 579 184 Average per acre .........dollars.. 830 1 231 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 556 19 353 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 172 168 50 to 179 acres ..................... 344 350 180 to 499 acres .................... 400 400 500 to 999 acres .................... 221 203 1,000 acres or more ................. 166 170 Total cropland .................farms.. 975 1 015 acres.. 119 544 116 984 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 723 735 acres.. 38 606 32 866 Irrigated land .................farms.. 93 99 acres.. 2 089 1 882 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 887 35 565 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 866 26 017 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 832 1 899 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 055 33 666 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 425 444 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 225 259 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 278 261 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 258 245 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 32 $100,000 or more .................... 41 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 677 28 182 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 256 20 631 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 373 1 366 $1,000.. 1 457 7 363 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 061 5 390 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 673 619 Other ............................... 700 748 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 802 883 200 days or more ................... 497 545 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 052 1 065 number.. 47 602 47 116 Beef cows ..................farms.. 978 991 number.. 28 142 26 601 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 36 number.. 835 713 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 012 1 044 number.. 25 450 26 768 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 91 89 number.. 16 850 13 646 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 78 81 number.. 29 591 23 571 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 444 493 number.. 67 363 65 984 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 107 number.. 4 676 5 778 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 36 acres.. 1 576 897 bushels.. 90 084 49 181 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 64 59 acres.. 4 240 2 126 bushels.. 199 080 94 451 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 96 134 acres.. 7 089 7 000 bushels.. 190 855 162 708 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 539 533 acres.. 16 738 12 882 tons, dry.. 31 507 22 350 @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. .