1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAMPASAS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 689 615 Land in farms ..................acres.. 432 379 404 876 Average size of farm .......acres.. 628 658 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 405 071 380 111 Average per acre .........dollars.. 644 546 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 436 20 670 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 160 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 205 187 500 to 999 acres .................... 103 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 110 107 Total cropland .................farms.. 499 460 acres.. 74 871 66 197 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 335 328 acres.. 21 137 20 842 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 19 acres.. 389 253 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 249 11 352 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 779 18 458 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 112 741 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 137 10 611 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 194 161 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 128 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 122 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 19 $100,000 or more .................... 16 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 450 10 504 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 735 17 079 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 688 615 $1,000.. 900 1 237 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 307 2 012 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 319 305 Other ............................... 370 310 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 383 360 200 days or more ................... 251 233 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 570 495 number.. 40 535 33 800 Beef cows ..................farms.. 520 447 number.. 24 209 18 348 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 14 number.. 501 696 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 548 496 number.. 19 831 18 922 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 30 number.. 3 425 5 112 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 28 number.. 6 015 10 940 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 112 104 number.. 11 006 15 209 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 50 number.. 1 992 948 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 11 27 acres.. 513 1 129 bushels.. 20 532 62 876 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 51 acres.. 4 867 3 697 bushels.. 118 327 97 747 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 270 256 acres.. 12 141 11 044 tons, dry.. 20 353 (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. .