1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAN SABA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 640 609 Land in farms ..................acres.. 743 638 741 678 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 162 1 218 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 528 026 693 716 Average per acre .........dollars.. 457 548 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 041 28 880 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 140 180 to 499 acres .................... 153 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 164 169 Total cropland .................farms.. 453 426 acres.. 81 271 80 026 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 336 312 acres.. 39 611 32 039 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 51 acres.. 2 768 3 200 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 810 25 079 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 391 41 180 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 462 2 926 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 349 22 153 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 133 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 51 $100,000 or more .................... 72 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 151 22 672 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 054 37 167 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 639 610 $1,000.. 4 651 1 416 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 279 2 322 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 327 300 Other ............................... 313 309 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 367 364 200 days or more ................... 236 232 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 527 500 number.. 65 877 63 094 Beef cows ..................farms.. 462 446 number.. 31 420 28 477 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 6 number.. 130 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 521 509 number.. 44 035 39 228 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 19 number.. 2 388 934 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 15 number.. 3 679 2 800 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 76 95 number.. 17 798 40 088 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 19 number.. (D) 317 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 10 acres.. 1 108 843 bushels.. 44 870 29 516 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 82 63 acres.. 16 572 11 809 bushels.. 554 180 364 370 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.. 200 174 acres.. 9 919 9 301 tons, dry.. 16 085 (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. .