1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 763 1 867 Land in farms ..................acres.. 330 173 312 129 Average size of farm .......acres.. 187 167 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 612 297 388 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 423 1 903 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 912 19 646 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 203 231 10 to 49 acres ...................... 582 655 50 to 179 acres ..................... 581 611 180 to 499 acres .................... 262 244 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 383 1 444 acres.. 176 036 162 328 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 953 951 acres.. 82 472 75 345 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 57 acres.. 793 645 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 388 56 000 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 148 29 995 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 910 4 793 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 46 478 51 208 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 696 821 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 322 353 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 283 302 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 236 173 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 53 $100,000 or more .................... 93 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 105 48 498 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 734 25 962 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 762 1 868 $1,000.. 2 904 5 626 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 648 3 012 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 666 607 Other ............................... 1 097 1 260 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 063 1 286 200 days or more ................... 836 989 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 377 1 379 number.. 74 307 64 423 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 057 1 055 number.. 22 806 19 265 Milk cows ..................farms.. 156 142 number.. 16 340 15 273 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 272 1 300 number.. 36 960 64 938 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 94 97 number.. 1 950 3 119 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 66 79 number.. 2 608 3 391 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 39 number.. 218 460 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 112 161 number.. 45 731 36 447 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 11 number.. (D) 359 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 18 acres.. 3 573 1 417 bushels.. 203 430 101 320 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 51 78 acres.. 19 320 15 334 bushels.. 591 817 695 946 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 52 135 acres.. 7 686 21 459 bushels.. 179 621 682 757 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 15 acres.. 2 200 894 bales.. 705 558 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 105 bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 838 774 acres.. 47 461 36 854 tons, dry.. 104 136 76 500 @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. .