1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC MULLEN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 207 211 Land in farms ..................acres.. 515 960 543 283 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 493 2 575 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 941 483 1 270 474 Average per acre .........dollars.. 373 467 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 338 27 487 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 21 10 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 100 99 Total cropland .................farms.. 96 105 acres.. 34 279 30 596 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 43 52 acres.. (D) (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 071 7 070 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 652 33 506 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 380 328 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 691 6 741 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 12 $100,000 or more .................... 20 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 897 5 855 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 814 27 749 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 207 211 $1,000.. 277 1 597 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 338 7 568 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 114 120 Other ............................... 93 91 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 104 119 200 days or more ................... 55 74 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 189 198 number.. 27 847 33 596 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 189 number.. 13 005 19 765 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 3 number.. 4 3 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 190 198 number.. 19 645 19 081 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 6 number.. 72 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 2 number.. 161 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 141 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 4 acres.. 921 570 bushels.. 28 265 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 9 acres.. 1 885 1 912 bushels.. 64 444 81 111 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 1 176 bushels.. (D) 23 042 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.. 34 43 acres.. 2 247 3 704 tons, dry.. 4 337 6 736 @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. .