1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HILL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 494 1 501 Land in farms ..................acres.. 470 096 441 837 Average size of farm .......acres.. 315 294 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 239 307 237 147 Average per acre .........dollars.. 742 812 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 069 30 378 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 296 310 50 to 179 acres ..................... 543 516 180 to 499 acres .................... 344 343 500 to 999 acres .................... 138 160 1,000 acres or more ................. 109 99 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 218 1 240 acres.. 299 242 296 402 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 933 989 acres.. 184 543 166 983 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 23 acres.. 656 496 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 508 36 027 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 791 24 002 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 258 17 429 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 249 18 597 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 445 446 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 264 289 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 275 212 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 257 256 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 130 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 93 $100,000 or more .................... 87 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 217 29 726 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 597 19 804 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 493 1 501 $1,000.. 5 442 5 957 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 645 3 969 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 741 654 Other ............................... 753 847 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 784 890 200 days or more ................... 541 640 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 144 1 148 number.. 56 302 55 602 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 027 1 019 number.. 27 242 26 228 Milk cows ..................farms.. 56 59 number.. 4 481 4 500 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 105 1 140 number.. 25 456 31 435 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 76 number.. 1 189 2 489 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 61 number.. 2 936 4 504 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 27 number.. 1 091 442 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 50 98 number.. 1 125 2 546 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 14 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 133 107 acres.. 26 342 15 239 bushels.. 1 691 413 1 161 104 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 259 343 acres.. 67 621 58 090 bushels.. 2 799 939 3 411 311 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 237 391 acres.. 36 015 46 654 bushels.. 1 068 125 1 535 082 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 106 139 acres.. 19 116 16 370 bales.. 12 860 11 605 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 695 685 acres.. 32 008 25 964 tons, dry.. 61 085 52 976 @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. .