1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 926 952 Land in farms ..................acres.. 193 885 188 284 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 282 554 290 713 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 544 1 686 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 942 18 018 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 144 166 10 to 49 acres ...................... 336 351 50 to 179 acres ..................... 249 243 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 628 657 acres.. 49 621 43 583 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 426 431 acres.. 9 829 9 523 Irrigated land .................farms.. 65 45 acres.. 406 163 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 867 8 719 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 576 9 159 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 428 2 607 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 439 6 112 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 407 461 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 203 179 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 134 137 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 117 117 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 12 $100,000 or more .................... 14 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 631 9 154 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 401 9 615 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 926 952 $1,000.. - 282 - 780 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 305 - 820 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 363 289 Other ............................... 563 663 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 568 669 200 days or more ................... 403 483 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 651 673 number.. 23 967 24 595 Beef cows ..................farms.. 584 576 number.. 14 921 15 371 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 28 number.. 212 304 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 600 641 number.. 10 848 12 253 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 56 number.. 1 143 939 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 46 number.. 1 554 2 059 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 13 number.. 275 1 197 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 58 86 number.. 1 487 2 661 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) 20 bushels.. (D) 1 389 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 420 bushels.. (D) 9 200 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.. 350 366 acres.. 9 069 8 929 tons, dry.. 19 738 19 965 @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. .