1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 313 312 Land in farms ..................acres.. 512 247 506 172 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 637 1 622 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 373 994 416 631 Average per acre .........dollars.. 240 237 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 716 38 691 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 32 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 108 95 Total cropland .................farms.. 268 267 acres.. 105 369 90 774 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 181 200 acres.. 39 332 41 545 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 9 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 828 16 625 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 983 53 285 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 591 3 325 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 236 13 300 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 29 $100,000 or more .................... 28 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 142 13 927 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 299 44 637 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 314 312 $1,000.. 2 188 2 139 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 968 6 857 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 193 176 Other ............................... 120 136 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 140 187 200 days or more ................... 95 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 242 252 number.. 33 477 35 403 Beef cows ..................farms.. 218 217 number.. (D) 14 257 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 241 245 number.. 17 725 27 432 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 11 number.. 171 77 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 6 number.. 327 197 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. 91 68 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 14 number.. 321 519 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.. 8 23 acres.. 755 1 370 bushels.. 20 750 42 289 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 98 102 acres.. 23 002 21 805 bushels.. 526 151 476 938 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 30 84 acres.. 5 866 8 963 bales.. 2 901 4 971 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 112 104 acres.. 6 707 6 589 tons, dry.. 11 969 9 334 @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. .