1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 915 903 Land in farms ..................acres.. 509 017 431 408 Average size of farm .......acres.. 556 478 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 694 231 650 Average per acre .........dollars.. 517 419 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 131 27 790 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 148 149 50 to 179 acres ..................... 204 255 180 to 499 acres .................... 209 212 500 to 999 acres .................... 140 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 141 114 Total cropland .................farms.. 771 775 acres.. 212 225 190 249 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 533 545 acres.. 103 534 92 654 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 38 acres.. 725 678 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 701 72 005 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 712 79 740 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 576 6 105 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 56 125 65 901 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 299 316 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 148 143 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 141 149 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 159 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 38 $100,000 or more .................... 59 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 979 63 611 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 340 70 445 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 914 903 $1,000.. 8 916 7 677 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 755 8 501 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 375 345 Other ............................... 540 558 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 545 608 200 days or more ................... 398 425 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 619 627 number.. 73 678 83 266 Beef cows ..................farms.. 503 502 number.. 16 857 12 831 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 11 number.. 340 167 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 611 624 number.. 79 740 118 055 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 32 number.. 6 219 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 29 number.. 8 226 7 708 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 37 number.. 2 417 2 267 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 55 number.. (D) 2 168 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 4 acres.. 20 (D) bushels.. 336 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 63 91 acres.. 8 662 7 226 bushels.. 238 043 219 868 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 282 325 acres.. 54 968 55 157 bushels.. 1 409 131 1 133 979 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 39 57 acres.. 22 831 13 037 bales.. 9 912 8 017 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 367 338 acres.. 17 863 15 016 tons, dry.. 31 297 20 298 @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. .