1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARION COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 186 207 Land in farms ..................acres.. 49 579 49 658 Average size of farm .......acres.. 267 240 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 249 111 170 101 Average per acre .........dollars.. 915 810 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 788 17 047 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 102 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 160 182 acres.. 18 159 17 639 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 129 143 acres.. 5 471 5 956 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 577 2 904 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 476 14 029 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 182 200 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 394 2 704 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 2 $100,000 or more .................... 0 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 691 1 853 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 094 8 908 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 186 208 $1,000.. - 100 643 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 538 3 092 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 85 80 Other ............................... 101 127 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 89 128 200 days or more ................... 73 83 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 146 166 number.. 8 022 9 058 Beef cows ..................farms.. 140 153 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 143 163 number.. 3 364 5 657 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 7 number.. 155 68 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 3 number.. 414 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 20 number.. 249 406 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 3 acres.. 32 (D) bushels.. 800 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 0 acres.. 35 0 bushels.. 444 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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.. 124 138 acres.. 5 405 5 883 tons, dry.. 13 058 12 809 @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. .