1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TRINITY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 504 550 Land in farms ..................acres.. 109 635 133 122 Average size of farm .......acres.. 218 242 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 186 222 580 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 006 950 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 909 19 778 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 145 50 to 179 acres ..................... 208 198 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 426 460 acres.. 54 531 46 740 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 353 359 acres.. 14 736 9 985 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 5 acres.. 14 55 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 652 6 290 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 182 11 436 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 710 246 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 942 6 044 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 178 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 120 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 14 $100,000 or more .................... 18 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 912 5 663 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 731 10 296 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 504 550 $1,000.. 384 849 Average per farm..........dollars.. 762 1 544 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 251 210 Other ............................... 253 340 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 261 328 200 days or more ................... 179 242 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 451 497 number.. 26 681 27 215 Beef cows ..................farms.. 422 446 number.. 18 257 17 905 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 13 number.. 50 23 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 446 489 number.. 15 200 16 426 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 17 number.. (D) 559 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 11 number.. (D) 935 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. 11 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 38 number.. (D) 41 882 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 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.. 347 348 acres.. 14 759 9 979 tons, dry.. 40 092 22 229 @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. .