1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 492 532 Land in farms ..................acres.. 322 324 311 992 Average size of farm .......acres.. 655 586 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 418 859 412 132 Average per acre .........dollars.. 727 663 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 146 37 874 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 77 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 107 114 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 376 387 acres.. 145 152 117 581 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 274 272 acres.. 47 609 45 909 Irrigated land .................farms.. 148 141 acres.. 40 871 30 418 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 638 17 855 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 980 33 562 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 166 13 305 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 472 4 550 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 157 205 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 45 $100,000 or more .................... 57 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 584 18 917 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 885 35 559 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 491 532 $1,000.. 1 883 985 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 834 1 851 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 246 238 Other ............................... 246 294 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 281 338 200 days or more ................... 192 217 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 329 339 number.. 33 849 28 196 Beef cows ..................farms.. 297 299 number.. 23 784 19 238 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 3 number.. 48 6 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 303 330 number.. 16 936 12 988 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 25 number.. 415 257 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 17 number.. 536 230 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 8 number.. 158 155 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 45 number.. 354 10 145 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 13 acres.. (D) 3 702 bushels.. (D) 139 115 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 549 bushels.. (D) 12 115 Rice..........................farms.. 132 116 acres.. 38 284 28 308 cwt.. 1 600 235 1 207 520 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 26 acres.. 1 258 7 183 bushels.. 26 182 165 080 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 132 143 acres.. 7 557 6 859 tons, dry.. 16 849 (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. .