1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAVACA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 2 465 2 514 Land in farms ..................acres.. 527 837 507 900 Average size of farm .......acres.. 214 202 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 936 202 459 Average per acre .........dollars.. 863 1 006 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 273 16 979 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 133 138 10 to 49 acres ...................... 510 528 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 155 1 197 180 to 499 acres .................... 459 462 500 to 999 acres .................... 120 109 1,000 acres or more ................. 88 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 993 2 078 acres.. 196 031 188 205 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 625 1 735 acres.. 55 542 52 284 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 67 acres.. 4 465 5 585 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 119 34 354 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 464 13 665 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 533 4 017 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 585 30 337 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 735 829 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 539 602 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 538 508 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 425 385 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 45 $100,000 or more .................... 53 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 191 29 877 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 454 11 884 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 2 467 2 514 $1,000.. 3 539 4 084 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 435 1 624 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 993 1 032 Other ............................... 1 472 1 482 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 535 1 540 200 days or more ................... 1 105 1 048 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 2 233 2 330 number.. 106 797 105 712 Beef cows ..................farms.. 2 135 2 193 number.. 68 029 66 000 Milk cows ..................farms.. 50 71 number.. 1 476 1 897 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 2 196 2 299 number.. 53 291 58 771 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 81 135 number.. 1 464 4 181 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 90 number.. 2 396 6 933 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 64 number.. 331 638 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 152 278 number.. 519 344 414 861 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 6 number.. 1 358 088 1 140 249 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 182 259 acres.. 6 893 5 921 bushels.. 340 024 358 862 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 52 76 acres.. 2 228 2 902 bushels.. 105 965 161 005 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 33 acres.. 162 802 bushels.. 4 165 26 017 Rice..........................farms.. 18 17 acres.. 4 153 4 627 cwt.. 273 189 230 512 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 397 298 bales.. 209 193 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 516 1 592 acres.. 40 495 36 326 tons, dry.. 96 893 79 429 @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. .