1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREGG COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 290 351 Land in farms ..................acres.. 47 196 54 046 Average size of farm .......acres.. 163 154 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 980 229 618 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 261 1 424 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 662 16 960 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 83 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 118 136 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 225 284 acres.. 18 205 22 306 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 171 201 acres.. 6 094 6 162 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 15 acres.. 47 122 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 958 2 887 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 648 8 225 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 295 418 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 663 2 469 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 156 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 6 $100,000 or more .................... 7 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 103 3 002 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 664 8 552 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 291 351 $1,000.. 112 - 288 Average per farm..........dollars.. 384 - 820 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 80 76 Other ............................... 210 275 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 195 251 200 days or more ................... 150 176 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 208 273 number.. 8 718 11 372 Beef cows ..................farms.. 193 236 number.. 4 945 6 241 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 8 number.. 114 11 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 208 263 number.. 6 459 5 580 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 14 number.. 110 99 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 6 number.. 92 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 21 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 41 number.. 436 799 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 74 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 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.. 141 169 acres.. 5 759 6 129 tons, dry.. 12 539 14 387 @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. .