1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRIMES COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 321 1 360 Land in farms ..................acres.. 352 915 363 160 Average size of farm .......acres.. 267 267 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 294 737 328 807 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 085 1 115 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 587 21 529 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 89 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 296 315 50 to 179 acres ..................... 475 519 180 to 499 acres .................... 312 313 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 017 1 082 acres.. 135 576 130 392 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 758 773 acres.. 34 073 30 787 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 25 acres.. 460 511 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 062 26 129 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 972 19 213 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 025 1 121 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 037 25 008 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 391 440 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 238 307 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 248 258 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 256 196 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 45 $100,000 or more .................... 55 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 587 23 047 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 099 16 946 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 321 1 360 $1,000.. 2 957 2 800 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 239 2 058 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 527 494 Other ............................... 794 866 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 791 861 200 days or more ................... 553 596 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 148 1 218 number.. 77 720 86 192 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 052 1 089 number.. 47 453 45 186 Milk cows ..................farms.. 57 69 number.. 3 380 5 451 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 105 1 193 number.. 38 559 49 700 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 41 number.. 1 416 1 218 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 30 number.. 2 759 1 507 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 11 number.. 402 119 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 88 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) 166 bushels.. (D) 7 623 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 703 743 acres.. 30 417 27 158 tons, dry.. 78 184 67 626 @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. .