1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 674 1 704 Land in farms ..................acres.. 386 991 361 425 Average size of farm .......acres.. 231 212 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 005 285 157 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 022 1 467 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 943 19 542 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 110 126 10 to 49 acres ...................... 563 573 50 to 179 acres ..................... 592 629 180 to 499 acres .................... 260 235 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 322 1 350 acres.. 190 510 173 060 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 863 818 acres.. 65 710 57 906 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 38 acres.. 260 181 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 986 18 868 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 523 11 073 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 396 3 806 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 590 15 062 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 702 767 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 318 334 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 299 269 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 194 195 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 24 $100,000 or more .................... 45 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 369 18 195 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 742 10 678 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 675 1 704 $1,000.. 601 - 943 Average per farm..........dollars.. 359 - 554 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 632 497 Other ............................... 1 042 1 207 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 090 1 220 200 days or more ................... 770 888 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 362 1 342 number.. 70 124 60 511 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 210 1 193 number.. 36 338 31 058 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 34 number.. 1 115 146 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 276 1 289 number.. 39 474 37 218 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 61 47 number.. 659 767 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 37 number.. 1 421 990 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 32 number.. 572 487 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 80 123 number.. 1 947 2 804 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 110 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 8 acres.. 3 816 399 bushels.. 206 590 8 283 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 22 30 acres.. 5 616 3 971 bushels.. 273 846 195 742 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 29 acres.. 3 178 11 339 bushels.. 84 939 381 235 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 16 29 acres.. 4 086 4 289 bales.. 2 079 2 874 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 777 711 acres.. 45 443 36 151 tons, dry.. 92 722 67 849 @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. .