1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KERR COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 651 584 Land in farms ..................acres.. 531 206 539 371 Average size of farm .......acres.. 816 924 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 558 057 843 678 Average per acre .........dollars.. 652 906 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 196 16 937 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 156 134 180 to 499 acres .................... 166 156 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 122 117 Total cropland .................farms.. 357 341 acres.. 44 243 43 901 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 199 206 acres.. 8 272 8 960 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 51 acres.. 1 091 1 366 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 519 8 614 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 085 14 749 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 114 803 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 404 7 810 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 256 233 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 115 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 131 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 10 $100,000 or more .................... 15 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 915 8 735 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 715 14 957 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 650 584 $1,000.. - 759 - 449 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 1 168 - 769 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 278 236 Other ............................... 373 348 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 410 380 200 days or more ................... 270 274 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 452 423 number.. 23 230 21 560 Beef cows ..................farms.. 404 383 number.. 14 229 12 411 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 17 number.. 106 122 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 427 398 number.. 12 522 13 970 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 24 number.. 535 702 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 19 number.. 847 1 100 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 151 152 number.. 24 496 25 882 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 47 number.. (D) 961 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 17 bushels.. (D) 358 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 198 bushels.. (D) 5 018 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 18 acres.. 473 428 bushels.. 7 012 6 926 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 161 166 acres.. 6 365 7 062 tons, dry.. 14 690 (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. .