1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RUSK COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 226 1 327 Land in farms ..................acres.. 268 058 271 230 Average size of farm .......acres.. 219 204 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 354 200 091 Average per acre .........dollars.. 942 893 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 744 20 680 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 218 278 50 to 179 acres ..................... 502 557 180 to 499 acres .................... 321 312 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 988 1 099 acres.. 123 824 121 839 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 673 746 acres.. 27 921 24 357 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 28 acres.. 150 524 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 578 19 497 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 600 14 692 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 197 2 714 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 381 16 783 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 380 466 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 226 307 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 241 237 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 248 221 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 16 $100,000 or more .................... 32 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 340 18 811 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 132 14 165 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 227 1 328 $1,000.. 3 315 962 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 702 725 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 484 461 Other ............................... 742 866 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 742 854 200 days or more ................... 532 574 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 051 1 125 number.. 57 051 51 623 Beef cows ..................farms.. 970 1 011 number.. 32 541 29 435 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 46 number.. 1 241 1 455 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 033 1 105 number.. 30 454 29 209 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 38 number.. 656 851 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 27 number.. 760 1 124 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 4 number.. 233 42 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 62 91 number.. (D) 16 029 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 26 acres.. (D) 363 bushels.. 1 400 18 062 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 632 688 acres.. 26 669 23 022 tons, dry.. 63 676 52 638 @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. .