1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOWARD COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 366 385 Land in farms ..................acres.. 489 398 483 275 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 337 1 255 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 380 608 416 369 Average per acre .........dollars.. 309 348 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 868 53 465 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 52 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 121 126 Total cropland .................farms.. 304 322 acres.. 186 842 181 129 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 239 291 acres.. 100 878 88 008 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 41 acres.. 1 178 1 676 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 149 26 814 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 320 69 646 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 585 23 410 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 564 3 404 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 60 $100,000 or more .................... 64 84 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 309 16 036 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 714 41 652 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 367 385 $1,000.. 4 830 11 404 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 161 29 620 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 226 247 Other ............................... 140 138 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 167 168 200 days or more ................... 101 110 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 145 173 number.. 10 554 12 972 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 143 number.. 6 593 6 881 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 6 number.. 40 119 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 145 178 number.. 7 677 7 656 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 9 number.. 169 177 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 7 number.. 160 136 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 17 number.. 4 553 4 798 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 15 number.. 347 291 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 40 39 acres.. 27 931 2 327 bushels.. 1 218 767 79 674 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 10 acres.. 840 667 bushels.. 24 653 13 615 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 160 248 acres.. 59 001 78 408 bales.. 53 529 74 839 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 71 acres.. 6 377 5 949 tons, dry.. 11 620 9 815 @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. .