1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LA SALLE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 261 265 Land in farms ..................acres.. 766 037 766 840 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 935 2 894 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 011 548 1 111 215 Average per acre .........dollars.. 360 381 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 626 28 610 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 23 28 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 111 119 Total cropland .................farms.. 126 145 acres.. 61 933 48 886 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 49 74 acres.. 21 160 12 012 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 14 acres.. 3 487 1 987 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 881 26 380 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 521 99 547 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 902 2 417 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 979 23 963 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 26 $100,000 or more .................... 30 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 021 19 461 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 226 73 438 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 261 265 $1,000.. 469 6 140 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 797 23 168 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 134 142 Other ............................... 127 123 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 144 151 200 days or more ................... 95 92 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 217 225 number.. 34 198 43 793 Beef cows ..................farms.. 197 205 number.. (D) 24 279 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 216 232 number.. 19 525 53 542 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 5 number.. 116 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 31 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 8 number.. (D) 141 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 15 acres.. 4 663 1 860 bushels.. 198 522 117 744 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 9 acres.. 7 721 3 678 bushels.. 387 217 95 094 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 14 acres.. 1 610 1 318 bushels.. 64 530 28 492 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 1 889 (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 29 41 acres.. 2 144 2 486 tons, dry.. 4 082 4 631 @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. .