1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MASON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 550 567 Land in farms ..................acres.. 547 428 548 293 Average size of farm .......acres.. 995 967 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 532 057 579 513 Average per acre .........dollars.. 580 608 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 016 23 973 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 80 180 to 499 acres .................... 138 160 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 173 160 Total cropland .................farms.. 329 327 acres.. 64 246 49 990 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 195 180 acres.. 11 902 9 324 Irrigated land .................farms.. 78 69 acres.. 6 840 5 079 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 472 23 490 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 858 41 428 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 414 3 467 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 058 20 023 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 90 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 166 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 40 $100,000 or more .................... 51 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 815 21 280 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 210 37 530 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 550 567 $1,000.. 3 659 2 218 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 653 3 912 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 313 290 Other ............................... 237 277 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 287 327 200 days or more ................... 177 217 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 480 506 number.. 40 948 45 924 Beef cows ..................farms.. 454 463 number.. 23 643 22 464 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 16 number.. 14 33 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 484 506 number.. 29 425 35 950 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 29 number.. 649 1 205 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 28 number.. 1 594 4 249 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 73 89 number.. 12 702 10 766 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 31 number.. (D) 497 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 9 acres.. (D) 117 bushels.. (D) 3 052 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 9 acres.. 135 374 bushels.. 5 459 12 632 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 9 acres.. 344 640 bushels.. 7 440 18 460 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.. 145 129 acres.. 5 205 3 405 tons, dry.. 9 049 (D) @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. .