1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARRISON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 973 1 043 Land in farms ..................acres.. 201 952 193 932 Average size of farm .......acres.. 208 186 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 262 927 199 065 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 258 1 038 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 834 20 168 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 236 282 50 to 179 acres ..................... 358 412 180 to 499 acres .................... 201 187 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 784 836 acres.. 86 570 82 048 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 582 610 acres.. 22 857 21 268 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 21 acres.. 110 401 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 635 9 906 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 957 9 498 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 671 1 246 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 964 8 660 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 352 439 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 173 191 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 181 182 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 175 165 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 22 $100,000 or more .................... 15 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 190 10 714 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 515 10 272 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 974 1 043 $1,000.. 8 - 529 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 - 507 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 354 329 Other ............................... 619 714 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 629 704 200 days or more ................... 454 504 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 748 825 number.. 40 532 37 424 Beef cows ..................farms.. 685 735 number.. 22 872 22 272 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 18 number.. 366 293 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 727 807 number.. 19 542 22 532 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 38 number.. 1 189 654 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 26 number.. 2 239 1 210 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 6 number.. 120 30 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 47 74 number.. 1 011 1 441 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 9 acres.. (D) 388 bushels.. (D) 38 472 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (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.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 531 567 acres.. 22 079 20 213 tons, dry.. 53 242 41 811 @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. .