1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GONZALES COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 623 1 712 Land in farms ..................acres.. 665 421 615 743 Average size of farm .......acres.. 410 360 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 349 502 343 765 Average per acre .........dollars.. 777 952 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 220 22 906 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 86 108 10 to 49 acres ...................... 228 259 50 to 179 acres ..................... 562 613 180 to 499 acres .................... 439 435 500 to 999 acres .................... 163 160 1,000 acres or more ................. 145 137 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 138 1 195 acres.. 165 863 151 726 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 763 818 acres.. 40 306 43 359 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 52 acres.. 1 586 3 132 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 190 739 163 386 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 522 95 435 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 849 5 095 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 182 890 158 290 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 347 361 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 251 293 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 278 304 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 333 311 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 134 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 87 $100,000 or more .................... 201 222 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 164 720 141 863 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 429 82 864 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 624 1 712 $1,000.. 25 497 19 261 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 700 11 250 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 842 800 Other ............................... 781 912 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 882 997 200 days or more ................... 583 681 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 464 1 574 number.. 147 684 123 135 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 368 1 478 number.. 74 057 72 395 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 36 number.. 468 327 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 439 1 565 number.. 89 701 98 937 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 70 83 number.. 7 247 6 727 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 68 70 number.. 15 260 10 602 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 19 number.. 333 404 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 101 143 number.. 3 486 560 3 359 673 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 75 85 number.. 35 336 128 34 477 620 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 46 60 acres.. 5 303 3 573 bushels.. 397 081 273 076 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 20 27 acres.. 1 358 2 106 bushels.. 54 931 128 402 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 24 acres.. 987 1 198 bushels.. 26 590 32 846 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 674 720 acres.. 26 232 27 077 tons, dry.. 63 511 56 247 @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. .