1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LIVE OAK COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 707 803 Land in farms ..................acres.. 558 553 517 379 Average size of farm .......acres.. 790 644 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 374 311 452 291 Average per acre .........dollars.. 507 692 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 005 25 499 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 215 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 236 500 to 999 acres .................... 99 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 139 123 Total cropland .................farms.. 490 587 acres.. 141 398 143 128 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 332 393 acres.. 52 327 57 831 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 22 acres.. 943 3 456 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 327 15 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 093 19 674 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 799 5 036 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 527 10 762 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 197 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 134 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 123 190 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 164 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 29 $100,000 or more .................... 35 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 548 14 523 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 406 18 086 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 707 803 $1,000.. - 529 2 099 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 748 2 614 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 331 360 Other ............................... 376 443 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 425 488 200 days or more ................... 279 322 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 576 708 number.. 49 187 51 754 Beef cows ..................farms.. 549 672 number.. 28 392 32 866 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 20 number.. 134 26 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 567 708 number.. 26 658 30 288 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 33 number.. 968 1 043 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 26 number.. 1 412 1 813 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 12 number.. 92 187 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 39 number.. 1 476 1 325 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 65 95 acres.. 16 708 18 789 bushels.. 1 104 005 1 253 362 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 52 65 acres.. 11 874 13 584 bushels.. 662 188 883 670 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 31 59 acres.. 2 807 6 043 bushels.. 55 786 143 688 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 17 7 acres.. 2 252 (D) bales.. 2 422 918 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 279 316 acres.. 19 261 19 199 tons, dry.. 34 868 33 450 @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. .