1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STERLING COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 74 75 Land in farms ..................acres.. 835 337 675 977 Average size of farm .......acres.. 11 288 9 013 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 342 306 2 076 067 Average per acre .........dollars.. 207 230 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 398 31 978 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 1 50 to 179 acres ..................... 2 1 180 to 499 acres .................... 4 7 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 19 30 acres.. 5 280 10 068 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 7 16 acres.. 897 3 098 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. 212 238 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 549 7 434 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 524 99 126 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 63 169 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 486 7 265 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 8 7 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 3 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 9 $100,000 or more .................... 27 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 472 6 541 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 979 87 220 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 74 75 $1,000.. 1 076 893 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 545 11 907 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 58 50 Other ............................... 16 25 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 29 32 200 days or more ................... 16 23 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 63 59 number.. 20 227 13 545 Beef cows ..................farms.. 60 57 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 63 58 number.. 11 103 7 118 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 57 number.. 80 267 61 626 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 792 2 446 bushels.. 21 300 53 290 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.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 292 tons, dry.. (D) 495 @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. .