1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROCKWALL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 184 181 Land in farms ..................acres.. 47 446 41 091 Average size of farm .......acres.. 258 227 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 418 539 421 756 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 449 1 788 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 754 24 610 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 65 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 142 142 acres.. 28 675 21 064 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 90 97 acres.. 18 501 9 795 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 9 acres.. 32 48 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 796 2 020 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 194 11 161 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 289 545 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 507 1 475 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 5 $100,000 or more .................... 6 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 042 2 413 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 532 13 403 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 184 180 $1,000.. 198 - 436 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 078 - 2 423 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 63 57 Other ............................... 121 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 115 127 200 days or more ................... 83 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 129 127 number.. 5 747 5 641 Beef cows ..................farms.. 122 119 number.. (D) 3 682 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 124 124 number.. 3 034 3 191 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 1 number.. 47 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 27 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 9 number.. 208 78 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 12 acres.. 7 414 2 507 bushels.. 372 702 142 911 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 15 acres.. 5 330 2 777 bushels.. 74 018 88 701 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.. 74 83 acres.. 5 328 4 263 tons, dry.. 9 220 (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. .