1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MILAM COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 576 1 577 Land in farms ..................acres.. 551 148 514 582 Average size of farm .......acres.. 350 326 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 228 286 074 Average per acre .........dollars.. 733 798 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 415 22 106 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 81 10 to 49 acres ...................... 309 283 50 to 179 acres ..................... 604 645 180 to 499 acres .................... 338 342 500 to 999 acres .................... 149 112 1,000 acres or more ................. 116 114 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 223 1 225 acres.. 245 585 236 997 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 915 924 acres.. 118 719 112 362 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 33 acres.. 2 223 1 325 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 490 41 664 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 499 26 420 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 054 13 009 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 436 28 656 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 421 449 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 277 311 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 311 279 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 284 270 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 126 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 82 $100,000 or more .................... 92 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 616 34 698 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 137 22 016 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 576 1 576 $1,000.. 6 522 7 523 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 138 4 774 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 760 696 Other ............................... 816 881 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 852 927 200 days or more ................... 600 636 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 345 1 371 number.. 97 403 97 337 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 258 1 266 number.. 53 355 54 161 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 38 number.. 869 945 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 314 1 355 number.. 51 563 55 687 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 65 number.. 7 903 13 145 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 53 number.. 17 332 23 572 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 30 number.. 1 222 664 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 71 113 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 2 number.. 168 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 96 107 acres.. 15 985 11 082 bushels.. 1 174 450 849 659 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 159 223 acres.. 29 643 33 015 bushels.. 1 418 640 2 152 422 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 90 210 acres.. 6 465 20 758 bushels.. 181 772 595 475 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 138 143 acres.. 27 046 15 693 bales.. 26 881 15 150 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 4 acres.. 1 026 124 bushels.. 27 012 1 239 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 757 754 acres.. 36 698 32 945 tons, dry.. 80 938 69 715 @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. .