1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 784 1 900 Land in farms ..................acres.. 409 501 414 435 Average size of farm .......acres.. 230 218 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 273 799 275 529 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 112 1 287 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 326 22 848 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 110 111 10 to 49 acres ...................... 556 601 50 to 179 acres ..................... 608 685 180 to 499 acres .................... 329 335 500 to 999 acres .................... 110 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 402 1 453 acres.. 243 906 233 760 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 083 1 078 acres.. 135 049 113 049 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 51 acres.. 1 567 2 210 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 424 27 179 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 296 14 305 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 201 9 870 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 223 17 310 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 658 771 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 353 367 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 309 341 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 247 242 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 37 $100,000 or more .................... 69 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 501 26 973 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 658 14 189 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 784 1 901 $1,000.. 3 351 1 644 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 878 865 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 731 617 Other ............................... 1 053 1 283 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 093 1 297 200 days or more ................... 771 966 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 334 1 412 number.. 60 407 62 994 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 162 1 226 number.. 29 863 31 273 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 46 number.. 1 514 1 557 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 264 1 362 number.. 31 485 36 730 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 75 number.. 1 655 2 714 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 70 number.. 3 446 4 397 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 39 number.. 460 544 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 81 141 number.. 1 580 2 823 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 46 31 acres.. 8 337 2 749 bushels.. 791 940 212 861 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 141 127 acres.. 35 676 16 570 bushels.. 2 205 327 976 618 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 171 242 acres.. 46 429 52 512 bushels.. 1 694 979 1 756 265 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 15 7 acres.. 1 405 285 bales.. 997 168 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 2 acres.. 1 253 (D) bushels.. 26 712 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 892 885 acres.. 38 467 34 937 tons, dry.. 83 543 61 754 @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. .