1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STEPHENS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 434 419 Land in farms ..................acres.. 536 507 474 001 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 236 1 131 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 542 553 443 594 Average per acre .........dollars.. 424 391 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 599 24 582 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 78 79 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 104 86 Total cropland .................farms.. 311 283 acres.. 57 411 50 467 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 172 169 acres.. 14 021 12 677 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 10 acres.. 1 492 351 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 074 8 859 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 517 21 144 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 804 443 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 270 8 416 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 117 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 17 $100,000 or more .................... 18 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 253 7 257 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 320 17 320 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 434 419 $1,000.. 1 323 1 768 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 048 4 218 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 207 194 Other ............................... 227 225 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 239 259 200 days or more ................... 165 188 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 390 376 number.. 40 402 35 975 Beef cows ..................farms.. 362 344 number.. 18 243 15 813 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 8 number.. 28 9 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 381 376 number.. 22 921 21 065 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 18 number.. 232 444 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 14 number.. 421 621 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 6 number.. 227 406 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 27 number.. 303 601 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 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 5 acres.. 203 170 bushels.. 2 639 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 52 51 acres.. 6 463 4 603 bushels.. 138 936 91 935 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 136 117 acres.. 5 824 5 160 tons, dry.. 10 522 7 914 @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. .