1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LIBERTY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 886 955 Land in farms ..................acres.. 342 213 362 794 Average size of farm .......acres.. 386 380 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 850 355 670 Average per acre .........dollars.. 671 930 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 909 26 106 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 98 10 to 49 acres ...................... 263 323 50 to 179 acres ..................... 267 289 180 to 499 acres .................... 127 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 81 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 708 712 acres.. 163 630 183 670 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 511 483 acres.. 75 370 72 291 Irrigated land .................farms.. 103 78 acres.. 29 142 21 302 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 585 21 129 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 362 22 124 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 127 13 316 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 457 7 813 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 327 487 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 189 159 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 147 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 87 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 31 $100,000 or more .................... 49 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 173 20 103 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 769 21 050 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 886 955 $1,000.. 1 728 890 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 950 932 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 368 303 Other ............................... 518 652 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 549 636 200 days or more ................... 401 459 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 651 738 number.. 31 708 25 874 Beef cows ..................farms.. 598 659 number.. 19 017 17 061 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 30 number.. 111 94 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 613 683 number.. 14 965 23 140 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 68 76 number.. 432 746 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 53 number.. 922 1 032 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 10 number.. 133 126 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 55 112 number.. 1 254 3 069 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 18 acres.. 857 3 126 bushels.. (D) 229 628 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 13 acres.. 6 274 1 823 bushels.. 369 949 91 406 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 76 69 acres.. 25 774 20 170 cwt.. 1 267 760 983 301 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 47 49 acres.. 26 108 32 925 bushels.. 706 704 672 078 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 386 370 acres.. 15 602 12 452 tons, dry.. 31 633 24 846 @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. .