1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 738 721 Land in farms ..................acres.. 562 612 578 993 Average size of farm .......acres.. 762 803 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 456 832 585 567 Average per acre .........dollars.. 588 708 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 437 61 874 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 125 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 176 176 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 144 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 139 132 Total cropland .................farms.. 567 549 acres.. 225 372 222 322 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 464 465 acres.. 122 282 100 330 Irrigated land .................farms.. 172 183 acres.. 42 130 35 026 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 541 37 017 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 353 51 342 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 093 27 730 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 448 9 288 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 204 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 123 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 95 $100,000 or more .................... 138 120 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 214 31 374 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 710 43 515 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 739 721 $1,000.. 4 772 5 311 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 457 7 366 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 401 417 Other ............................... 337 304 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 379 374 200 days or more ................... 237 228 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 480 465 number.. 58 906 54 665 Beef cows ..................farms.. 449 433 number.. 37 635 36 581 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 6 number.. 19 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 462 450 number.. 29 603 27 447 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 16 number.. 294 131 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 9 number.. 492 272 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 8 number.. 99 85 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 34 number.. 576 665 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 67 acres.. 5 809 7 141 bushels.. 457 229 509 124 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 103 147 acres.. 38 297 38 533 bushels.. 2 448 157 2 338 904 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 6 526 Rice..........................farms.. 140 145 acres.. 39 413 29 111 cwt.. 2 143 463 1 692 847 Cotton .......................farms.. 55 34 acres.. 15 510 6 315 bales.. 18 980 7 473 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 55 37 acres.. 9 970 6 706 bushels.. 265 302 98 690 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 191 185 acres.. 9 743 7 458 tons, dry.. 21 950 17 286 @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. .