1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LLANO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 517 530 Land in farms ..................acres.. 507 135 534 043 Average size of farm .......acres.. 981 1 008 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 660 626 712 925 Average per acre .........dollars.. 634 778 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 317 16 817 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 83 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 126 156 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 137 140 Total cropland .................farms.. 248 256 acres.. 39 228 37 031 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 138 136 acres.. 6 291 4 762 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 32 acres.. 520 858 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 488 11 118 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 220 20 977 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 470 636 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 018 10 481 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 116 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 38 $100,000 or more .................... 24 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 233 8 149 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 832 15 375 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 516 530 $1,000.. 1 295 1 636 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 510 3 088 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 250 260 Other ............................... 267 270 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 298 324 200 days or more ................... 208 211 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 447 475 number.. 42 033 44 618 Beef cows ..................farms.. 420 443 number.. 23 382 23 418 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 7 number.. 65 12 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 438 470 number.. 21 670 21 611 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 42 number.. 2 743 6 862 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 38 number.. 5 062 12 304 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 29 number.. 814 1 627 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 32 number.. (D) 771 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 123 bushels.. (D) 2 727 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 12 164 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 107 108 acres.. 4 385 2 890 tons, dry.. 6 446 4 972 @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. .