1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NAVARRO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 378 1 463 Land in farms ..................acres.. 525 885 505 366 Average size of farm .......acres.. 382 345 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 307 232 898 Average per acre .........dollars.. 709 710 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 697 24 043 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 231 211 50 to 179 acres ..................... 499 561 180 to 499 acres .................... 339 374 500 to 999 acres .................... 132 134 1,000 acres or more ................. 118 112 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 030 1 145 acres.. 229 972 242 477 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 739 797 acres.. 94 454 81 457 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 21 acres.. 703 196 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 984 27 805 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 936 19 006 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 965 6 937 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 019 20 868 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 373 406 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 242 282 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 270 286 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 270 272 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 62 $100,000 or more .................... 60 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 335 24 873 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 547 17 001 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 379 1 463 $1,000.. 3 546 4 160 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 572 2 844 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 614 558 Other ............................... 764 905 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 804 946 200 days or more ................... 564 688 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 165 1 250 number.. 83 652 86 958 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 074 1 147 number.. 43 634 44 171 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 25 number.. 741 391 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 139 1 255 number.. 49 766 53 217 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 40 number.. 576 577 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 29 number.. 2 453 938 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 18 number.. 121 255 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 62 number.. 399 1 208 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 31 acres.. 5 477 3 693 bushels.. 331 662 258 161 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 79 86 acres.. 18 172 14 577 bushels.. 758 542 592 897 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 96 acres.. 5 506 10 823 bushels.. 227 857 365 827 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 93 85 acres.. 22 868 15 073 bales.. 16 416 10 048 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 619 656 acres.. 42 110 34 772 tons, dry.. 79 679 59 560 @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. .