1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UPSHUR COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 029 1 038 Land in farms ..................acres.. 194 008 170 695 Average size of farm .......acres.. 189 164 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 898 175 824 Average per acre .........dollars.. 972 1 067 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 191 20 963 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 263 250 50 to 179 acres ..................... 458 491 180 to 499 acres .................... 182 202 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 824 862 acres.. 76 005 69 194 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 619 684 acres.. 22 602 22 040 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 15 acres.. 59 47 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 628 29 294 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 455 28 222 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 022 850 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 605 28 444 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 320 381 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 189 220 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 213 183 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 157 127 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 18 $100,000 or more .................... 85 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 887 24 004 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 871 23 147 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 030 1 037 $1,000.. 5 215 3 509 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 063 3 383 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 415 402 Other ............................... 614 636 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 616 651 200 days or more ................... 443 454 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 849 843 number.. 54 940 46 867 Beef cows ..................farms.. 692 711 number.. 22 467 19 482 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 76 number.. 9 086 8 188 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 816 826 number.. 27 317 29 682 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 39 number.. 2 995 800 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 26 number.. 4 464 1 792 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 5 number.. 96 54 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 69 number.. 161 562 171 134 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 22 16 number.. 8 182 711 3 457 806 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 24 bushels.. (D) 1 117 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 70 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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.. 581 651 acres.. 22 155 21 801 tons, dry.. 67 125 57 345 @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. .