1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TYLER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 409 500 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 690 96 724 Average size of farm .......acres.. 143 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 376 202 308 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 235 1 262 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 114 17 423 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 187 50 to 179 acres ..................... 134 165 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 336 388 acres.. 23 409 27 019 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 250 287 acres.. 6 208 6 913 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 16 acres.. 138 120 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 154 3 413 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 712 6 825 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 582 511 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 572 2 902 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 248 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 5 $100,000 or more .................... 3 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 080 3 644 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 976 7 287 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 409 500 $1,000.. - 1 361 - 716 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 3 327 - 1 432 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 159 160 Other ............................... 250 340 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 238 327 200 days or more ................... 177 222 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 322 394 number.. 12 136 13 133 Beef cows ..................farms.. 296 354 number.. 7 813 8 489 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 27 18 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 301 373 number.. 6 177 7 790 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 35 number.. 428 578 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 25 number.. 449 534 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 6 number.. 17 92 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 65 number.. (D) 1 268 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 225 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 11 acres.. (D) 37 bushels.. (D) 1 860 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.. 221 251 acres.. 6 078 6 916 tons, dry.. 14 613 17 050 @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. .