1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 132 1 243 Land in farms ..................acres.. 220 355 239 772 Average size of farm .......acres.. 195 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 388 244 853 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 142 1 167 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 346 23 240 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 275 305 50 to 179 acres ..................... 463 535 180 to 499 acres .................... 257 251 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 918 963 acres.. 100 410 89 858 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 672 719 acres.. 24 546 22 873 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 28 acres.. 205 370 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 126 096 111 628 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 392 89 805 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 749 1 318 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 124 347 110 310 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 293 359 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 177 198 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 165 191 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 194 173 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 45 $100,000 or more .................... 199 226 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 111 035 98 797 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 088 79 419 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 132 1 244 $1,000.. 16 667 8 987 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 723 7 225 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 573 573 Other ............................... 559 670 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 613 701 200 days or more ................... 439 497 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 854 940 number.. 53 614 54 867 Beef cows ..................farms.. 771 799 number.. 29 033 28 519 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 63 number.. 4 756 5 949 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 837 928 number.. 24 705 28 528 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 50 number.. 1 408 2 641 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 38 number.. 4 162 5 350 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 7 number.. 38 150 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 77 111 number.. 1 354 290 1 621 881 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 145 173 number.. 53 362 007 47 182 568 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 14 acres.. 57 122 bushels.. 1 355 4 506 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 632 657 acres.. 24 113 21 839 tons, dry.. 63 839 52 594 @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. .