1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 903 1 983 Land in farms ..................acres.. 328 367 338 840 Average size of farm .......acres.. 173 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 282 894 279 157 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 555 1 647 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 453 17 530 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 104 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 453 509 50 to 179 acres ..................... 885 924 180 to 499 acres .................... 344 346 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 575 1 642 acres.. 152 965 149 428 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 254 1 310 acres.. 46 913 42 889 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 41 acres.. 615 340 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 069 23 439 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 275 11 820 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 192 2 299 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 877 21 140 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 596 715 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 425 457 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 398 397 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 291 256 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 47 $100,000 or more .................... 49 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 657 22 735 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 051 11 471 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 904 1 982 $1,000.. 848 1 025 Average per farm..........dollars.. 446 517 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 775 728 Other ............................... 1 128 1 255 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 125 1 312 200 days or more ................... 826 934 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 677 1 780 number.. 87 316 79 457 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 567 1 624 number.. 52 756 45 605 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 71 number.. 2 019 2 272 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 649 1 756 number.. 44 822 44 299 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 63 112 number.. 2 775 4 295 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 87 number.. 4 893 7 974 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 28 number.. 367 456 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 84 148 number.. 205 671 148 300 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 98 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 74 acres.. 1 477 1 433 bushels.. 108 304 93 708 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 9 acres.. 1 048 821 bushels.. 62 260 24 873 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 9 acres.. 386 230 bushels.. 10 624 5 107 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 207 1 257 acres.. 43 089 38 714 tons, dry.. 96 763 78 790 @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. .