1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 185 224 Land in farms ..................acres.. 33 544 33 922 Average size of farm .......acres.. 181 151 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 489 146 560 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 114 839 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 934 26 881 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 76 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 151 184 acres.. 12 980 12 267 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 114 140 acres.. 3 956 3 173 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 29 14 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 169 4 154 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 348 18 544 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 637 122 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 532 4 032 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 5 $100,000 or more .................... 11 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 169 3 752 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 095 16 678 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 184 225 $1,000.. 791 160 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 296 712 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 74 84 Other ............................... 111 140 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 103 137 200 days or more ................... 69 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 140 194 number.. 6 373 7 475 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 173 number.. (D) 4 589 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 80 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 140 187 number.. 4 281 4 786 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 10 number.. 162 98 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 4 number.. 206 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 139 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 8 number.. 2 680 100 1 774 444 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 6 bushels.. 0 373 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 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.. 101 124 acres.. 3 743 3 071 tons, dry.. 9 042 8 018 @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. .