1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SOMERVELL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 229 234 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 850 65 054 Average size of farm .......acres.. 274 278 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 282 935 258 082 Average per acre .........dollars.. 859 1 007 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 348 19 861 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 86 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 169 174 acres.. 22 054 21 166 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 128 110 acres.. 7 691 6 007 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 9 acres.. 63 410 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 351 2 201 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 266 9 407 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 691 609 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 660 1 592 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 4 $100,000 or more .................... 4 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 755 2 111 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 085 9 059 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 228 233 $1,000.. 305 - 378 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 339 - 1 624 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 93 84 Other ............................... 136 150 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 149 159 200 days or more ................... 103 110 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 174 190 number.. 7 487 6 881 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 157 number.. (D) 3 574 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 13 number.. (D) 306 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 169 181 number.. 4 917 3 393 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 6 number.. 29 186 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 7 number.. 11 591 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 190 141 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 17 number.. (D) 746 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 4 acres.. 126 279 bushels.. 3 588 11 357 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 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.. 100 82 acres.. 5 318 3 526 tons, dry.. 9 221 5 717 @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. .