1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 907 893 Land in farms ..................acres.. 242 901 276 750 Average size of farm .......acres.. 268 310 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 530 793 570 454 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 046 1 680 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 323 24 343 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 274 288 50 to 179 acres ..................... 314 294 180 to 499 acres .................... 156 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 65 Total cropland .................farms.. 700 698 acres.. 118 632 121 223 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 516 528 acres.. 49 864 47 966 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 48 acres.. 8 187 5 461 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 513 23 946 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 334 26 816 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 400 10 881 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 113 13 065 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 295 324 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 155 188 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 171 126 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 149 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 30 $100,000 or more .................... 47 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 430 23 254 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 935 26 041 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 907 893 $1,000.. 1 417 1 063 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 562 1 190 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 394 387 Other ............................... 513 506 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 538 556 200 days or more ................... 391 360 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 712 734 number.. 47 371 54 453 Beef cows ..................farms.. 649 644 number.. 29 859 31 991 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 19 number.. 145 529 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 685 698 number.. 26 565 27 217 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 48 number.. 7 916 10 150 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 37 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 24 number.. 112 731 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 56 98 number.. 1 915 2 131 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 90 acres.. 10 460 11 864 bushels.. 954 342 1 137 314 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 7 acres.. 2 143 1 582 bushels.. 132 480 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 740 bushels.. (D) 13 400 Rice..........................farms.. 17 14 acres.. 6 957 4 920 cwt.. 413 337 285 531 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 3 acres.. 1 336 488 bushels.. 26 255 7 955 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 437 437 acres.. 21 641 22 799 tons, dry.. 54 630 52 293 @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. .