1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KINNEY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 128 110 Land in farms ..................acres.. 698 832 653 556 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 460 5 941 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 800 413 1 887 727 Average per acre .........dollars.. 325 318 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 232 27 654 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 5 5 180 to 499 acres .................... 13 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 75 Total cropland .................farms.. 39 29 acres.. 13 447 10 176 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 19 14 acres.. 1 892 1 788 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 15 acres.. 1 591 2 358 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 847 10 366 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 302 94 239 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 108 271 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 738 10 096 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 10 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 13 $100,000 or more .................... 24 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 574 8 233 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 175 74 843 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 128 110 $1,000.. 290 2 388 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 262 21 708 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 80 65 Other ............................... 48 45 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 65 67 200 days or more ................... 36 35 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 93 75 number.. 23 224 23 060 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 65 number.. 13 806 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 1 number.. 7 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 91 76 number.. 12 175 11 923 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 50 number.. 63 575 69 844 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 1 number.. 45 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 265 bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 12 9 acres.. 1 557 1 128 tons, dry.. 3 600 (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. .