1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MENARD COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 280 261 Land in farms ..................acres.. 487 573 501 761 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 741 1 922 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 585 940 719 985 Average per acre .........dollars.. 321 370 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 494 18 723 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 35 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 113 109 Total cropland .................farms.. 144 120 acres.. 27 440 19 467 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 84 76 acres.. 7 301 4 117 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 31 acres.. 1 296 1 132 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 718 18 622 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 564 71 347 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 493 242 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 225 18 380 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 24 $100,000 or more .................... 22 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 375 17 735 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 341 67 948 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 280 261 $1,000.. 990 1 324 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 536 5 071 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 152 147 Other ............................... 128 114 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 124 135 200 days or more ................... 82 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 199 198 number.. 21 146 19 528 Beef cows ..................farms.. 188 173 number.. 11 977 11 083 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 16 18 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 192 201 number.. 10 118 9 262 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 0 number.. 16 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 138 140 number.. 79 814 75 337 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 7 number.. 35 84 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 50 bushels.. 0 3 080 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 8 acres.. 2 702 1 314 bushels.. 88 219 29 724 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 53 54 acres.. 3 176 1 847 tons, dry.. 6 759 3 330 @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. .