1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WALKER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 722 747 Land in farms ..................acres.. 213 923 269 832 Average size of farm .......acres.. 296 361 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 631 389 563 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 115 1 178 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 751 18 118 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 199 234 50 to 179 acres ..................... 279 267 180 to 499 acres .................... 117 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 568 571 acres.. 59 530 56 318 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 425 409 acres.. 17 113 14 903 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 17 acres.. 170 161 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 170 8 478 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 625 11 349 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 153 701 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 017 7 777 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 260 356 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 150 128 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 131 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 78 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 12 $100,000 or more .................... 14 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 561 10 167 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 034 13 593 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 721 748 $1,000.. 3 222 - 1 780 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 468 - 2 380 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 238 226 Other ............................... 484 521 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 486 524 200 days or more ................... 354 364 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 611 630 number.. 33 983 34 564 Beef cows ..................farms.. 555 565 number.. 22 684 23 456 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 22 number.. 261 232 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 576 590 number.. 18 794 18 442 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 37 number.. 5 194 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 21 number.. 5 034 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 12 number.. 46 88 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 56 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 90 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 401 385 acres.. 14 020 12 573 tons, dry.. 38 874 34 222 @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. .