1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 609 1 701 Land in farms ..................acres.. 247 626 249 326 Average size of farm .......acres.. 154 147 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 228 601 205 597 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 452 1 404 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 507 19 581 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 119 113 10 to 49 acres ...................... 505 559 50 to 179 acres ..................... 621 685 180 to 499 acres .................... 274 262 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 367 1 417 acres.. 121 322 117 114 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 037 1 077 acres.. 39 093 37 687 Irrigated land .................farms.. 90 72 acres.. 1 159 909 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 686 32 503 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 936 19 108 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 659 17 717 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 027 14 786 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 564 674 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 317 336 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 287 303 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 262 255 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 20 $100,000 or more .................... 50 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 287 24 833 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 835 14 599 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 608 1 701 $1,000.. 3 552 7 306 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 209 4 295 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 570 526 Other ............................... 1 039 1 175 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 055 1 158 200 days or more ................... 766 809 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 187 1 299 number.. 58 736 53 473 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 063 1 150 number.. 31 951 30 514 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 44 number.. 1 127 1 102 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 141 1 273 number.. 29 730 30 808 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 46 number.. 795 1 242 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 31 number.. 1 252 1 573 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 8 number.. 18 26 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 73 108 number.. 1 462 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 24 acres.. 117 152 bushels.. 6 254 10 425 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 27 bushels.. (D) 1 940 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (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.. 863 916 acres.. 34 806 34 566 tons, dry.. 90 533 88 314 @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. .