1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAMILTON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 933 919 Land in farms ..................acres.. 461 249 415 885 Average size of farm .......acres.. 494 453 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 289 034 357 469 Average per acre .........dollars.. 560 642 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 889 28 169 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 230 263 180 to 499 acres .................... 346 325 500 to 999 acres .................... 146 141 1,000 acres or more ................. 115 93 Total cropland .................farms.. 746 743 acres.. 132 436 125 609 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 544 534 acres.. 52 541 48 555 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 24 acres.. 1 761 1 089 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 764 25 158 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 547 27 376 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 827 2 029 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 937 23 129 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 218 227 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 157 178 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 164 190 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 182 165 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 41 $100,000 or more .................... 72 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 336 20 700 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 802 22 525 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 933 919 $1,000.. 3 554 5 473 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 809 5 955 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 477 432 Other ............................... 456 487 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 501 520 200 days or more ................... 343 369 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 789 793 number.. 62 843 54 189 Beef cows ..................farms.. 678 687 number.. 24 962 20 555 Milk cows ..................farms.. 72 56 number.. 8 330 5 577 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 777 785 number.. 38 841 31 928 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 31 number.. 343 1 269 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 30 number.. 502 1 993 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 93 132 number.. 12 548 13 274 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 60 number.. 1 376 1 979 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 32 acres.. 1 261 1 771 bushels.. 79 330 79 091 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 76 97 acres.. 5 040 5 042 bushels.. 153 456 194 077 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 137 133 acres.. 10 716 10 898 bushels.. 255 103 283 104 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 16 acres.. 543 (D) bales.. 388 487 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 451 417 acres.. 25 689 20 415 tons, dry.. 47 710 33 703 @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. .