1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROBERTSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 173 1 207 Land in farms ..................acres.. 391 842 395 291 Average size of farm .......acres.. 334 327 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 279 660 302 305 Average per acre .........dollars.. 862 956 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 603 26 552 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 197 213 50 to 179 acres ..................... 458 467 180 to 499 acres .................... 275 282 500 to 999 acres .................... 113 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 68 Total cropland .................farms.. 957 961 acres.. 160 557 145 021 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 726 719 acres.. 60 828 53 736 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 52 acres.. 14 942 11 151 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 193 31 718 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 592 26 278 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 743 9 957 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 449 21 761 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 281 296 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 216 246 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 236 240 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 251 243 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 52 $100,000 or more .................... 56 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 801 26 013 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 721 21 534 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 172 1 208 $1,000.. 3 462 4 891 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 954 4 049 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 533 531 Other ............................... 640 676 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 670 728 200 days or more ................... 501 532 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 043 1 111 number.. 89 039 94 844 Beef cows ..................farms.. 970 1 024 number.. 55 317 56 514 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 18 number.. 379 262 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 029 1 105 number.. 47 623 53 142 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 73 75 number.. 2 213 4 406 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 61 number.. 4 067 9 659 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 22 number.. 144 300 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 61 number.. 915 18 195 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 57 acres.. 4 569 4 821 bushels.. 386 488 357 725 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 12 26 acres.. 2 941 3 978 bushels.. 157 328 242 561 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 17 acres.. 1 464 2 488 bushels.. 43 268 43 032 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 39 40 acres.. 17 374 (D) bales.. 31 787 22 637 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 667 661 acres.. 33 727 29 969 tons, dry.. 81 965 83 412 @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. .