1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VAN ZANDT COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 2 230 2 395 Land in farms ..................acres.. 378 217 380 811 Average size of farm .......acres.. 170 159 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 024 184 984 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 312 1 173 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 374 20 383 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 123 130 10 to 49 acres ...................... 679 735 50 to 179 acres ..................... 899 1 005 180 to 499 acres .................... 377 385 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 889 1 967 acres.. 199 757 191 420 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 399 1 514 acres.. 66 096 64 245 Irrigated land .................farms.. 99 74 acres.. 2 085 1 606 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 047 44 077 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 339 18 404 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 139 16 790 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 908 27 287 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 662 817 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 403 423 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 416 462 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 419 408 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 155 149 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 70 $100,000 or more .................... 95 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 460 34 967 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 273 14 606 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 2 231 2 394 $1,000.. 4 865 7 899 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 181 3 300 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 038 922 Other ............................... 1 192 1 473 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 238 1 531 200 days or more ................... 857 1 032 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 785 1 935 number.. 102 960 99 584 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 562 1 700 number.. 53 460 54 185 Milk cows ..................farms.. 88 77 number.. 6 181 3 702 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 752 1 916 number.. 53 465 58 670 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 57 number.. 747 761 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 38 number.. 1 206 1 193 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 17 number.. 115 277 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 95 151 number.. 2 638 2 997 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 24 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 27 acres.. 199 195 bushels.. 11 774 7 792 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 197 bushels.. (D) 15 563 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 5 acres.. 454 528 bushels.. 13 951 11 000 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 683 bales.. (D) 266 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 227 1 347 acres.. 58 002 55 049 tons, dry.. 154 544 128 740 @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. .