1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KENT COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 156 179 Land in farms ..................acres.. 595 420 554 352 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 817 3 097 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 731 800 491 583 Average per acre .........dollars.. 195 168 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 055 41 527 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 23 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 127 135 acres.. 46 243 71 376 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 86 99 acres.. 17 247 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 5 acres.. 1 190 1 107 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 729 10 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 774 56 430 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 255 2 702 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 474 7 399 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 17 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 29 $100,000 or more .................... 22 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 966 7 524 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 472 41 803 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 156 180 $1,000.. 1 383 2 546 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 867 14 147 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 96 116 Other ............................... 60 63 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 71 96 200 days or more ................... 34 54 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 125 132 number.. 22 899 22 916 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 119 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 126 136 number.. 17 572 17 451 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 3 number.. 18 60 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 90 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 793 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 118 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 9 acres.. 287 369 bushels.. 7 231 5 225 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 24 acres.. 3 557 3 867 bushels.. 80 384 66 362 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 43 75 acres.. 10 210 14 849 bales.. 5 830 8 865 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 47 52 acres.. 2 459 3 089 tons, dry.. 5 514 3 832 @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. .