1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 565 1 936 Land in farms ..................acres.. 308 344 374 759 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 194 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 347 856 357 943 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 534 1 872 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 013 21 785 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 347 436 10 to 49 acres ...................... 484 617 50 to 179 acres ..................... 427 535 180 to 499 acres .................... 169 199 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 052 1 281 acres.. 142 216 162 421 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 742 868 acres.. 54 783 51 586 Irrigated land .................farms.. 151 170 acres.. 15 749 13 630 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 010 39 710 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 121 20 511 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 552 23 258 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 457 16 452 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 640 932 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 309 327 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 233 294 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 178 195 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 53 $100,000 or more .................... 72 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 871 35 524 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 282 18 349 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 565 1 936 $1,000.. 7 885 2 457 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 039 1 269 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 551 620 Other ............................... 1 014 1 316 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 965 1 272 200 days or more ................... 717 919 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 081 1 300 number.. 48 195 54 707 Beef cows ..................farms.. 947 1 144 number.. 29 349 31 726 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 30 number.. 1 572 1 167 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 006 1 235 number.. 21 701 34 559 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 66 number.. 1 237 1 569 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 45 number.. 1 283 1 400 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 40 number.. 393 432 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 87 142 number.. 3 088 4 383 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 11 number.. 11 996 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 65 acres.. 8 505 7 968 bushels.. 711 764 664 522 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 16 9 acres.. 3 642 1 537 bushels.. 129 131 88 683 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 9 acres.. 328 1 539 bushels.. 18 112 39 386 Rice..........................farms.. 32 37 acres.. 11 642 9 724 cwt.. 584 225 564 625 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 1 066 (D) bales.. 1 855 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 22 acres.. 4 065 4 790 bushels.. 94 374 78 684 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 533 622 acres.. 19 598 21 100 tons, dry.. 45 264 40 075 @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. .