1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 293 320 Land in farms ..................acres.. 54 580 54 825 Average size of farm .......acres.. 186 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 097 170 984 Average per acre .........dollars.. 928 984 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 908 20 951 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 129 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 249 247 acres.. 25 197 22 544 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 189 169 acres.. 7 388 5 804 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 6 acres.. 6 39 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 095 13 760 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 520 42 999 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 357 230 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 738 13 530 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 13 $100,000 or more .................... 26 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 139 12 541 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 995 39 313 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 292 319 $1,000.. 2 078 894 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 115 2 801 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 128 142 Other ............................... 165 178 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 164 179 200 days or more ................... 120 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 241 263 number.. 11 520 11 124 Beef cows ..................farms.. 220 238 number.. 6 648 6 962 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 11 number.. 43 26 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 231 258 number.. 6 599 6 375 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 8 number.. 114 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 6 number.. 85 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 25 number.. (D) 80 657 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 20 39 number.. 7 557 288 7 868 409 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 7 acres.. 9 41 bushels.. 184 1 469 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (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 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 168 155 acres.. 7 058 5 431 tons, dry.. 13 880 9 286 @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. .