1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KING COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 34 50 Land in farms ..................acres.. 436 040 409 706 Average size of farm .......acres.. 12 825 8 194 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 3 772 154 1 145 100 Average per acre .........dollars.. 294 140 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 544 42 624 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 0 0 50 to 179 acres ..................... 3 5 180 to 499 acres .................... 5 8 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 29 41 acres.. 23 653 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 23 34 acres.. 9 865 9 514 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 843 7 905 Average per farm .........dollars.. 230 689 158 105 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 904 1 042 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 939 6 863 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 6 0 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 1 5 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 10 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 10 $100,000 or more .................... 13 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 142 5 183 Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 657 103 653 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 34 50 $1,000.. 1 701 2 723 Average per farm..........dollars.. 50 032 54 452 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 19 38 Other ............................... 15 12 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 19 26 200 days or more ................... 12 7 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 26 39 number.. 15 745 16 385 Beef cows ..................farms.. 24 36 number.. 9 880 10 599 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 26 39 number.. 10 442 12 866 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 28 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.. 0 5 acres.. 0 146 bushels.. 0 4 760 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 16 acres.. 4 087 2 618 bushels.. 68 657 45 893 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 23 acres.. 4 253 5 754 bales.. 2 196 2 837 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 12 14 acres.. 935 892 tons, dry.. 1 696 (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. .