1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 760 756 Land in farms ..................acres.. 243 989 222 574 Average size of farm .......acres.. 321 294 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 313 565 341 874 Average per acre .........dollars.. 951 1 092 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 219 22 918 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 155 139 50 to 179 acres ..................... 305 318 180 to 499 acres .................... 173 172 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 618 583 acres.. 84 345 72 388 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 440 419 acres.. 18 336 15 045 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 12 acres.. 135 311 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 698 36 297 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 181 48 011 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 164 232 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 145 168 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 176 128 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 153 131 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 21 $100,000 or more .................... 24 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 391 29 941 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 264 39 604 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 759 756 $1,000.. 5 237 6 655 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 899 8 802 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 321 287 Other ............................... 439 469 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 438 467 200 days or more ................... 304 313 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 672 668 number.. 55 971 52 211 Beef cows ..................farms.. 645 621 number.. 35 337 31 919 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 13 number.. 395 277 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 663 666 number.. 30 458 29 799 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 38 number.. 2 791 4 640 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 29 number.. 6 619 9 640 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 188 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 39 number.. (D) 642 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 13 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 430 406 acres.. 16 784 13 695 tons, dry.. 45 272 36 605 @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. .