1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 545 1 583 Land in farms ..................acres.. 318 658 324 657 Average size of farm .......acres.. 206 205 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 779 242 289 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 033 1 225 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 918 19 821 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 82 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 305 313 50 to 179 acres ..................... 623 658 180 to 499 acres .................... 404 409 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 196 1 264 acres.. 125 812 107 570 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 945 957 acres.. 38 144 35 613 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 65 acres.. 518 841 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 935 21 297 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 139 13 454 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 287 4 799 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 648 16 498 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 420 483 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 326 323 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 291 305 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 320 314 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 54 $100,000 or more .................... 29 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 290 18 866 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 780 11 925 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 545 1 582 $1,000.. 2 733 660 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 769 417 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 652 626 Other ............................... 893 957 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 914 982 200 days or more ................... 682 719 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 413 1 475 number.. 83 456 80 829 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 335 1 398 number.. 51 006 50 077 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 45 number.. 298 89 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 379 1 444 number.. 40 509 42 843 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 88 117 number.. 5 969 6 201 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 75 106 number.. 9 598 12 038 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 27 number.. 497 243 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 94 169 number.. 41 157 90 864 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 1 number.. 195 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 58 91 acres.. 2 659 2 691 bushels.. 162 046 167 093 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 32 42 acres.. 1 969 1 517 bushels.. 112 181 77 102 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 21 acres.. 404 985 bushels.. 11 533 25 090 Rice..........................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 879 880 acres.. 26 831 23 007 tons, dry.. 69 918 54 992 @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. .