1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 015 1 034 Land in farms ..................acres.. 332 826 306 767 Average size of farm .......acres.. 328 297 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 469 146 568 338 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 347 1 928 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 010 21 971 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 128 108 10 to 49 acres ...................... 262 291 50 to 179 acres ..................... 308 316 180 to 499 acres .................... 159 166 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 86 63 Total cropland .................farms.. 690 724 acres.. 123 810 120 173 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 485 506 acres.. 56 834 49 277 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 49 acres.. 1 330 697 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 118 15 550 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 836 15 038 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 806 6 437 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 313 9 113 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 414 447 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 175 179 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 157 162 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 133 127 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 29 $100,000 or more .................... 42 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 078 14 229 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 826 13 774 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 015 1 033 $1,000.. 4 815 631 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 744 610 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 419 407 Other ............................... 596 627 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 588 650 200 days or more ................... 411 459 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 714 776 number.. 35 368 36 162 Beef cows ..................farms.. 637 690 number.. 19 210 17 854 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 35 number.. 411 834 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 657 731 number.. 16 370 19 139 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 60 number.. 2 298 3 510 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 51 number.. 3 661 4 805 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 47 number.. 1 810 2 436 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 58 94 number.. (D) 2 977 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 93 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 45 acres.. 5 343 2 907 bushels.. 352 838 170 481 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 118 118 acres.. 21 266 17 489 bushels.. 932 004 1 127 211 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 80 123 acres.. 4 717 9 003 bushels.. 103 057 210 428 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 83 73 acres.. 9 137 5 184 bales.. 5 965 4 257 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 316 354 acres.. 14 610 12 966 tons, dry.. 27 425 25 125 @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. .