1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KNOX COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 298 351 Land in farms ..................acres.. 576 893 534 150 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 936 1 522 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 450 322 427 675 Average per acre .........dollars.. 213 281 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 697 51 120 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 70 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 107 85 Total cropland .................farms.. 271 336 acres.. 204 811 198 448 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 240 313 acres.. 132 010 131 501 Irrigated land .................farms.. 67 92 acres.. 21 911 19 541 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 279 38 450 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 964 109 544 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 647 14 972 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 632 23 478 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 40 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 45 $100,000 or more .................... 73 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 257 31 123 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 774 88 670 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 297 351 $1,000.. 3 369 5 784 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 345 16 479 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 198 229 Other ............................... 100 122 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 145 200 days or more ................... 76 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 173 188 number.. 35 071 40 271 Beef cows ..................farms.. 115 117 number.. 9 944 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 3 number.. 105 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 174 193 number.. 33 740 56 790 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 9 number.. 228 176 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 8 number.. 400 189 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 34 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 16 number.. 68 324 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 282 bushels.. (D) 31 944 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 58 75 acres.. 7 031 6 043 bushels.. 332 528 296 655 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 217 278 acres.. 88 599 82 501 bushels.. 2 292 936 2 204 436 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 103 164 acres.. 28 342 32 964 bales.. 16 560 23 321 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 96 105 acres.. 6 090 6 855 tons, dry.. 11 489 12 973 @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. .