1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 180 644 188 788 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 886 608 130 502 792 Average size of farm .......acres.. 725 691 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 360 153 374 742 Average per acre .........dollars.. 499 544 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 206 30 351 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 122 12 770 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 514 37 063 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 214 57 666 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 602 39 143 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 800 19 327 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 392 22 819 Total cropland .................farms.. 140 222 147 174 acres.. 36 381 847 35 610 951 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 104 318 110 358 acres.. 18 136 653 16 521 315 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 784 19 806 acres.. 4 912 308 4 271 043 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 004 385 10 548 907 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 453 55 877 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 334 065 2 962 663 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 670 320 7 586 244 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 446 58 693 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 770 31 227 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 303 30 076 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 226 28 350 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 701 13 467 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 147 10 598 $100,000 or more .................... 17 051 16 377 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 431 343 8 911 631 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 745 47 205 Net cash return from agricultural 0 sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 180 646 188 785 $1,000.. 1 485 658 1 552 158 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 224 8 222 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 85 937 83 684 Other ............................... 94 707 105 104 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 101 160 113 615 200 days or more ................... 69 482 77 778 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 134 669 142 244 number.. 13 242 832 13 020 910 Beef cows ..................farms.. 118 728 123 291 number.. 5 186 359 5 138 558 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 381 5 899 number.. 394 587 356 538 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 130 386 139 727 number.. 11 468 849 12 120 310 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 537 7 717 number.. 460 175 527 942 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 995 6 190 number.. 810 047 923 228 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 516 7 821 number.. 2 223 774 2 054 963 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 595 13 201 number.. 19 728 363 19 601 318 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 916 1 023 number.. 292 758 887 226 038 116 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 393 9 131 acres.. 1 549 680 1 227 335 bushels.. 180 025 937 123 806 676 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 942 15 935 acres.. 3 984 934 2 665 237 bushels.. 222 512 221 155 573 425 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 877 19 386 acres.. 3 726 217 3 649 104 bushels.. 111 202 412 98 226 965 Rice..........................farms.. 1 276 1 212 acres.. 369 539 299 388 cwt.. 20 026 016 16 345 153 Cotton .......................farms.. 11 237 16 557 acres.. 3 620 070 4 349 755 bales.. 3 212 770 4 071 552 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 985 1 118 000 acres.. 383 837 172 361 bushels.. 12 008 961 4 235 367 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 74 836 76 357 acres.. 3 607 387 3 252 216 tons, dry.. 8 055 561 6 684 785 @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. .