1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 704 701 Land in farms ..................acres.. 463 450 297 443 Average size of farm .......acres.. 658 424 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 589 742 622 041 Average per acre .........dollars.. 953 1 724 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 834 14 683 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 145 156 50 to 179 acres ..................... 223 221 180 to 499 acres .................... 154 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 396 420 acres.. 48 976 47 572 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 239 280 acres.. 19 681 17 127 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 54 acres.. 265 1 119 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 271 10 429 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 271 14 877 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 742 1 913 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 529 8 515 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 327 331 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 123 131 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 19 $100,000 or more .................... 19 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 366 9 847 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 986 14 067 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 704 700 $1,000.. 379 - 523 Average per farm..........dollars.. 539 - 747 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 277 256 Other ............................... 427 445 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 437 457 200 days or more ................... 304 320 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 545 541 number.. 33 105 26 708 Beef cows ..................farms.. 486 459 number.. 11 588 11 762 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 24 number.. 142 173 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 517 506 number.. 21 355 17 199 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 21 number.. 517 207 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 19 number.. 806 627 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 49 number.. 1 417 1 553 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 79 number.. 1 343 2 371 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 19 acres.. 4 548 3 246 bushels.. 288 403 211 809 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 15 30 acres.. 2 971 2 718 bushels.. 121 174 118 128 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 23 acres.. 3 672 2 088 bushels.. 73 174 45 914 Rice..........................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 7 4 acres.. 1 704 (D) bales.. 1 114 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 168 191 acres.. 6 420 6 751 tons, dry.. 11 578 (D) @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. .