1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUTTON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 211 191 Land in farms ..................acres.. 926 093 851 494 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 389 4 458 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 902 347 1 185 136 Average per acre .........dollars.. 209 268 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 124 24 956 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 4 9 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 10 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 155 138 Total cropland .................farms.. 53 42 acres.. (D) 7 885 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 24 20 acres.. 2 621 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 1 122 326 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 333 9 460 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 713 49 530 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 398 71 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 935 9 389 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 37 $100,000 or more .................... 25 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 923 8 882 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 028 46 503 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 211 191 $1,000.. 1 035 348 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 905 1 822 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 144 126 Other ............................... 67 65 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 93 91 200 days or more ................... 52 57 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 154 149 number.. 25 008 21 651 Beef cows ..................farms.. 141 138 number.. 14 724 12 413 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. 8 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 152 148 number.. 13 738 11 882 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 122 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 108 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 84 67 number.. 52 450 37 800 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 8 number.. 91 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 3 acres.. 1 011 802 bushels.. 30 409 17 871 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 10 8 acres.. 499 253 tons, dry.. 831 (D) @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. .