1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GOLIAD COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 726 747 Land in farms ..................acres.. 465 365 491 949 Average size of farm .......acres.. 641 659 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 368 704 406 647 Average per acre .........dollars.. 635 632 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 544 17 988 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 228 239 180 to 499 acres .................... 223 206 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 94 86 Total cropland .................farms.. 467 466 acres.. 70 664 68 466 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 298 305 acres.. 19 144 24 917 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 16 acres.. 483 1 004 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 527 17 805 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 633 23 835 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 081 1 502 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 447 16 302 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 212 195 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 120 142 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 149 150 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 151 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 24 $100,000 or more .................... 22 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 225 15 781 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 461 21 154 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 726 746 $1,000.. 1 199 1 787 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 651 2 395 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 316 290 Other ............................... 410 457 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 435 464 200 days or more ................... 310 326 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 665 696 number.. 58 164 70 072 Beef cows ..................farms.. 629 669 number.. 36 861 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 172 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 647 693 number.. 29 341 42 330 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 26 number.. 685 635 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 23 number.. 886 900 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 11 number.. 49 225 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 47 number.. 453 1 205 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 47 acres.. 4 642 7 676 bushels.. 252 863 545 430 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 18 acres.. 1 915 3 472 bushels.. 56 752 131 000 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 9 acres.. (D) 476 bushels.. (D) 12 358 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 269 270 acres.. 11 541 13 292 tons, dry.. 23 757 22 945 @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. .