1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROBERTS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 105 106 Land in farms ..................acres.. 510 079 524 222 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 858 4 945 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 887 228 863 776 Average per acre .........dollars.. 182 175 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 766 67 328 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 4 10 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 6 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 66 77 acres.. 49 828 58 088 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 47 58 acres.. 25 999 23 399 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 11 acres.. 7 109 3 731 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 099 23 002 Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 419 217 001 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 202 1 252 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 897 21 750 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 16 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 17 $100,000 or more .................... 35 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 351 19 162 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 248 179 081 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 105 107 $1,000.. 2 685 4 620 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 572 43 176 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 76 73 Other ............................... 29 33 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 45 44 200 days or more ................... 25 31 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 74 77 number.. 27 644 50 015 Beef cows ..................farms.. 52 35 number.. 7 063 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 1 number.. 4 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 78 78 number.. 32 599 47 172 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 60 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 11 acres.. 2 052 1 400 bushels.. 144 279 96 952 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 46 acres.. 20 169 18 949 bushels.. 515 637 450 740 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.. 23 23 acres.. 2 823 2 628 tons, dry.. 4 350 (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. .