1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARTIN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 322 366 Land in farms ..................acres.. 512 473 503 635 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 592 1 376 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 632 809 437 005 Average per acre .........dollars.. 367 316 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 537 70 643 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 135 143 Total cropland .................farms.. 287 335 acres.. 245 875 264 154 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 244 323 acres.. 125 469 121 713 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 42 acres.. 7 365 5 769 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 358 31 796 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 279 86 873 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 906 28 903 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 452 2 893 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 66 $100,000 or more .................... 113 136 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 791 19 778 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 885 54 186 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 321 365 $1,000.. 8 336 10 486 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 968 28 729 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 246 291 Other ............................... 76 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 123 200 days or more ................... 58 68 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 103 102 number.. 12 388 10 885 Beef cows ..................farms.. 90 83 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 96 106 number.. 8 022 6 095 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 3 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 7 number.. 286 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 6 number.. 45 151 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 55 56 acres.. 16 115 3 340 bushels.. 699 167 105 240 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 9 acres.. 1 258 488 bushels.. 33 845 7 205 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 208 300 acres.. 93 823 110 974 bales.. 92 082 99 357 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 54 67 acres.. 6 114 6 059 tons, dry.. 9 329 7 103 @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. .