1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MEDINA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 460 1 570 Land in farms ..................acres.. 658 204 685 417 Average size of farm .......acres.. 451 437 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 366 447 463 152 Average per acre .........dollars.. 853 949 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 679 28 205 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 63 85 10 to 49 acres ...................... 274 297 50 to 179 acres ..................... 397 413 180 to 499 acres .................... 363 400 500 to 999 acres .................... 195 211 1,000 acres or more ................. 168 164 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 134 1 205 acres.. 213 020 210 838 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 757 842 acres.. 103 373 103 822 Irrigated land .................farms.. 327 325 acres.. 37 330 33 330 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 598 44 074 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 026 28 073 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 555 16 028 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 044 28 046 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 453 508 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 274 267 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 233 262 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 244 278 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 95 $100,000 or more .................... 88 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 620 41 712 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 541 26 568 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 461 1 570 $1,000.. 5 295 2 278 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 625 1 451 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 688 715 Other ............................... 772 855 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 832 894 200 days or more ................... 561 601 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 142 1 227 number.. 76 053 73 126 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 032 1 121 number.. 31 576 35 554 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 21 number.. 506 375 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 090 1 199 number.. 62 019 61 994 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 72 number.. 960 2 324 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 56 number.. 2 028 3 129 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 78 number.. 1 310 1 850 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 64 110 number.. 1 482 2 242 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 162 200 acres.. 36 759 38 507 bushels.. 3 376 804 3 284 871 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 163 181 acres.. 25 508 22 490 bushels.. 1 545 707 1 135 043 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 143 acres.. 9 675 11 021 bushels.. 239 501 296 154 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 29 21 acres.. 4 679 2 826 bales.. 4 641 4 469 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 4 acres.. 848 131 bushels.. 21 801 3 600 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 474 501 acres.. 15 676 15 611 tons, dry.. 32 768 29 273 @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. .