1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TITUS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 702 738 Land in farms ..................acres.. 180 332 177 929 Average size of farm .......acres.. 257 241 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 260 097 203 944 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 015 892 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 240 18 345 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 157 171 50 to 179 acres ..................... 320 342 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 138 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 586 609 acres.. 66 679 64 794 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 459 471 acres.. 18 405 18 781 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 160 103 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 720 20 677 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 761 28 018 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 838 811 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 882 19 866 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 200 246 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 134 151 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 160 159 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 15 $100,000 or more .................... 35 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 863 16 385 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 690 22 232 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 702 737 $1,000.. 3 285 3 702 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 679 5 023 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 268 251 Other ............................... 434 487 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 412 473 200 days or more ................... 308 336 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 586 635 number.. 46 029 39 381 Beef cows ..................farms.. 520 568 number.. 25 991 24 265 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 23 number.. 1 330 1 192 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 575 633 number.. 20 546 20 598 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 26 number.. 432 693 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 20 number.. 612 1 048 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 3 number.. 31 33 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 48 number.. (D) 907 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 23 17 number.. 12 760 109 7 464 679 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 8 acres.. (D) 38 bushels.. (D) 1 052 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 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.. 447 460 acres.. 17 837 17 564 tons, dry.. 44 833 45 534 @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. .