1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 REAL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 215 189 Land in farms ..................acres.. 362 642 318 164 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 687 1 683 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 901 610 1 185 275 Average per acre .........dollars.. 522 662 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 806 15 397 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 103 87 acres.. 15 392 8 507 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 57 51 acres.. 2 108 1 529 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 21 acres.. 505 563 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 204 3 051 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 555 16 142 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 271 101 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 934 2 950 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 8 $100,000 or more .................... 7 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 500 3 672 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 280 19 430 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 215 189 $1,000.. 651 - 563 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 028 - 2 978 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 111 89 Other ............................... 104 100 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 111 200 days or more ................... 75 68 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 162 138 number.. 8 680 7 903 Beef cows ..................farms.. 144 116 number.. 5 713 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 2 number.. 13 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 154 144 number.. 4 298 4 294 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 14 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 48 number.. 13 564 9 234 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 10 number.. (D) 297 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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.. 28 24 acres.. 1 259 942 tons, dry.. 1 739 (D) @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. .