1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHELBY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 017 1 135 Land in farms ..................acres.. 187 728 203 750 Average size of farm .......acres.. 185 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 218 861 177 255 Average per acre .........dollars.. 975 1 011 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 818 23 253 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 229 269 50 to 179 acres ..................... 447 509 180 to 499 acres .................... 231 228 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 803 889 acres.. 80 083 76 239 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 564 663 acres.. 17 348 19 350 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 16 acres.. 96 318 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 114 365 89 273 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 453 78 655 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 767 920 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 112 597 88 354 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 220 311 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 174 197 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 181 219 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 29 $100,000 or more .................... 190 214 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 96 318 81 834 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 801 72 164 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 016 1 134 $1,000.. 15 872 6 402 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 622 5 645 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 532 527 Other ............................... 485 608 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 501 634 200 days or more ................... 333 436 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 826 873 number.. 43 215 40 233 Beef cows ..................farms.. 782 803 number.. 27 621 26 943 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 24 number.. 335 276 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 823 863 number.. 21 165 23 581 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 16 number.. 465 642 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 16 number.. 569 604 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 9 number.. 60 67 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 68 number.. 1 071 059 462 354 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 182 209 number.. 56 713 443 48 949 219 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 104 bushels.. (D) 3 830 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 530 627 acres.. 16 501 18 429 tons, dry.. 37 766 43 505 @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. .