1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAN JACINTO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 334 349 Land in farms ..................acres.. 82 721 91 209 Average size of farm .......acres.. 248 261 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 322 232 223 Average per acre .........dollars.. 801 908 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 720 20 575 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 109 112 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 268 267 acres.. 24 432 20 252 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 194 189 acres.. 8 068 6 456 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 11 acres.. 132 76 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 172 3 285 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 491 9 413 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 626 333 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 546 2 953 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 153 171 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 7 $100,000 or more .................... 5 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 691 4 551 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 044 13 041 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 334 349 $1,000.. - 547 - 457 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 1 638 - 1 311 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 143 123 Other ............................... 191 226 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 212 226 200 days or more ................... 147 148 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 251 291 number.. 14 801 14 220 Beef cows ..................farms.. 216 259 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 236 286 number.. 7 293 8 168 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 23 number.. 305 890 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 18 number.. 436 2 000 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 38 41 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 34 number.. 1 554 732 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 10 acres.. (D) 136 bushels.. (D) 4 621 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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.. 177 172 acres.. 8 009 6 386 tons, dry.. 16 919 12 394 @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. .