1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC LENNAN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 847 1 977 Land in farms ..................acres.. 472 332 445 252 Average size of farm .......acres.. 256 225 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 211 619 191 918 Average per acre .........dollars.. 854 889 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 487 25 173 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 121 145 10 to 49 acres ...................... 543 576 50 to 179 acres ..................... 654 719 180 to 499 acres .................... 317 324 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 122 1,000 acres or more ................. 105 91 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 507 1 634 acres.. 271 604 268 589 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 098 1 212 acres.. 172 860 150 505 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 57 acres.. 627 796 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 501 79 049 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 088 39 984 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 187 22 333 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 314 56 717 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 658 741 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 334 403 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 330 318 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 259 260 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 72 $100,000 or more .................... 111 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 541 56 045 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 695 28 349 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 847 1 977 $1,000.. 9 589 23 571 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 192 11 923 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 719 727 Other ............................... 1 128 1 250 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 137 1 295 200 days or more ................... 844 932 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 417 1 510 number.. 77 947 76 417 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 235 1 316 number.. 33 788 30 873 Milk cows ..................farms.. 69 76 number.. 5 685 4 307 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 336 1 475 number.. 47 323 42 935 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 89 number.. 2 520 3 853 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 56 67 number.. 4 816 5 583 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 68 73 number.. 2 719 3 154 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 102 168 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 333 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 156 162 acres.. 61 137 29 854 bushels.. 5 439 744 2 398 689 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 173 248 acres.. 27 531 33 324 bushels.. 1 282 204 1 861 758 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 171 302 acres.. 26 231 36 325 bushels.. 758 772 1 090 051 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 34 29 acres.. 9 588 2 929 bales.. 6 836 2 666 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 1 acres.. 1 585 (D) bushels.. 38 192 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 886 928 acres.. 40 120 36 198 tons, dry.. 73 778 65 915 @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. .