1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOUSTON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 360 1 421 Land in farms ..................acres.. 417 187 422 172 Average size of farm .......acres.. 307 297 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 009 264 669 Average per acre .........dollars.. 745 833 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 307 23 998 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 260 281 50 to 179 acres ..................... 523 565 180 to 499 acres .................... 329 344 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 75 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 106 1 149 acres.. 159 888 150 734 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 840 860 acres.. 47 339 41 821 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 21 acres.. 950 433 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 110 25 055 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 405 17 632 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 326 2 714 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 784 22 341 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 344 453 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 231 278 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 265 311 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 299 227 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 117 79 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 41 $100,000 or more .................... 45 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 465 21 361 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 724 15 043 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 360 1 420 $1,000.. 2 365 3 622 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 739 2 551 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 595 594 Other ............................... 765 827 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 769 875 200 days or more ................... 503 605 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 148 1 235 number.. 100 388 91 749 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 060 1 125 number.. 61 432 56 793 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 21 number.. 576 1 818 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 139 1 231 number.. 52 664 49 886 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 42 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 23 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 3 number.. 95 4 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 105 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 32 acres.. 390 670 bushels.. 14 351 25 931 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 13 acres.. 2 497 3 655 bushels.. 162 529 210 411 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 704 bushels.. (D) 26 130 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 13 14 acres.. 4 271 3 714 bales.. 3 994 3 002 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 778 802 acres.. 36 866 28 838 tons, dry.. 101 569 73 434 @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. .