1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEWTON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 225 268 Land in farms ..................acres.. 30 268 64 047 Average size of farm .......acres.. 135 239 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 204 203 761 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 214 943 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 411 20 134 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 190 220 acres.. 10 653 11 956 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 144 162 acres.. 3 387 3 840 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 21 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 207 1 815 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 365 6 774 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 329 447 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 878 1 368 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 2 $100,000 or more .................... 1 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 883 2 085 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 369 7 779 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 225 268 $1,000.. - 724 - 720 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 3 218 - 2 687 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 94 87 Other ............................... 131 181 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 135 187 200 days or more ................... 91 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 176 218 number.. 5 424 6 402 Beef cows ..................farms.. 160 189 number.. 3 406 3 666 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 8 number.. 5 14 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 164 209 number.. 2 401 3 320 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 17 number.. 168 130 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 9 number.. 125 101 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 34 number.. 499 993 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 14 acres.. 11 257 bushels.. 421 7 235 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 4 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 2 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 123 138 acres.. 3 161 3 074 tons, dry.. 7 584 7 787 @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. .