1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LIMESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 151 1 200 Land in farms ..................acres.. 428 068 459 897 Average size of farm .......acres.. 372 383 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 538 242 583 Average per acre .........dollars.. 607 647 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 803 20 702 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 135 50 to 179 acres ..................... 469 501 180 to 499 acres .................... 296 337 500 to 999 acres .................... 126 99 1,000 acres or more ................. 92 84 Total cropland .................farms.. 881 954 acres.. 182 849 172 821 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 640 676 acres.. 58 702 50 435 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 14 acres.. (D) 259 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 589 26 471 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 707 22 059 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 985 2 773 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 604 23 698 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 293 330 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 223 223 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 224 261 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 229 245 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 31 $100,000 or more .................... 37 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 638 22 821 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 013 19 033 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 151 1 199 $1,000.. 2 822 3 905 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 451 3 257 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 537 467 Other ............................... 614 733 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 645 763 200 days or more ................... 445 544 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 024 1 089 number.. 86 131 81 985 Beef cows ..................farms.. 955 984 number.. 45 932 40 934 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 34 number.. 401 629 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 009 1 074 number.. 54 817 57 130 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 31 number.. 1 718 1 471 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 27 number.. 2 849 3 511 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 14 number.. 189 301 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 55 number.. 659 1 182 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 29 acres.. 10 107 5 549 bushels.. 562 986 363 495 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 22 acres.. 2 411 3 687 bushels.. 98 179 148 914 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 42 acres.. 3 819 9 093 bushels.. 110 719 288 358 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 3 572 899 bales.. 2 747 672 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 595 619 acres.. 37 157 25 848 tons, dry.. 74 374 54 568 @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. .