1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HENDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 579 1 577 Land in farms ..................acres.. 356 170 333 190 Average size of farm .......acres.. 226 211 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 249 436 210 239 Average per acre .........dollars.. 943 1 038 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 762 21 248 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 120 100 10 to 49 acres ...................... 415 429 50 to 179 acres ..................... 601 635 180 to 499 acres .................... 309 294 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 289 1 284 acres.. 153 624 132 182 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 960 961 acres.. 48 293 49 050 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 61 acres.. 551 1 177 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 209 23 480 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 931 14 889 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 357 5 349 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 851 18 131 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 496 571 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 297 318 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 303 301 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 284 240 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 88 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 22 $100,000 or more .................... 50 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 814 20 247 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 893 12 831 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 578 1 578 $1,000.. 5 399 1 946 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 421 1 233 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 683 548 Other ............................... 896 1 029 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 942 1 046 200 days or more ................... 612 687 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 285 1 276 number.. 87 526 93 441 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 167 1 162 number.. 47 619 50 744 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 31 number.. 2 106 770 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 250 1 255 number.. 48 783 42 886 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 62 number.. 1 270 1 804 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 52 number.. 2 191 1 981 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 5 number.. 144 55 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 52 112 number.. 1 746 2 367 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 26 acres.. 155 230 bushels.. 11 277 10 045 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 211 300 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 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 849 864 acres.. 43 914 37 864 tons, dry.. 116 111 95 766 @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. .