1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 570 1 619 Land in farms ..................acres.. 482 165 499 334 Average size of farm .......acres.. 307 308 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 268 385 293 912 Average per acre .........dollars.. 841 992 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 394 21 041 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 335 327 50 to 179 acres ..................... 596 630 180 to 499 acres .................... 355 367 500 to 999 acres .................... 129 143 1,000 acres or more ................. 104 93 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 306 1 302 acres.. 175 179 144 407 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 974 975 acres.. 48 388 42 451 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 28 acres.. 485 492 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 901 22 296 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 224 13 772 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 139 2 011 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 762 20 285 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 444 521 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 260 324 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 341 325 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 313 250 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 123 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 53 $100,000 or more .................... 34 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 721 22 031 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 109 13 608 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 570 1 619 $1,000.. - 551 267 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 351 165 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 659 606 Other ............................... 911 1 013 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 931 1 031 200 days or more ................... 603 716 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 355 1 436 number.. 101 633 100 611 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 266 1 315 number.. 63 222 64 219 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 39 number.. 483 228 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 314 1 408 number.. 50 695 53 080 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 71 number.. 4 109 3 486 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 48 number.. 5 812 5 698 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 9 number.. 44 264 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 106 number.. 819 2 072 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 19 acres.. 111 144 bushels.. 4 672 9 894 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 1 acres.. 448 (D) bushels.. 29 788 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 402 bales.. (D) 260 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 923 925 acres.. 47 117 41 083 tons, dry.. 123 808 104 989 @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. .