1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 829 1 891 Land in farms ..................acres.. 545 670 527 175 Average size of farm .......acres.. 298 279 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 310 399 388 795 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 061 1 418 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 374 24 954 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 111 108 10 to 49 acres ...................... 393 436 50 to 179 acres ..................... 617 647 180 to 499 acres .................... 404 425 500 to 999 acres .................... 188 174 1,000 acres or more ................. 116 101 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 466 1 531 acres.. 310 601 278 058 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 162 1 247 acres.. 195 886 157 497 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 66 acres.. 854 803 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 802 45 420 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 495 24 019 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 273 23 108 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 529 22 312 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 557 593 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 309 335 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 304 346 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 317 300 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 137 132 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 92 $100,000 or more .................... 106 93 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 261 41 504 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 037 21 937 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 827 1 892 $1,000.. 3 432 3 083 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 879 1 629 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 893 861 Other ............................... 936 1 030 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 041 1 140 200 days or more ................... 689 803 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 371 1 409 number.. 59 846 70 351 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 257 1 256 number.. 32 003 29 226 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 59 number.. 1 092 895 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 296 1 353 number.. 34 029 44 300 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 74 number.. 1 549 2 597 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 51 number.. 2 608 3 772 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 103 128 number.. 5 836 5 854 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 108 181 number.. 2 114 4 410 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 198 182 acres.. 22 340 10 765 bushels.. 1 658 418 872 707 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 420 496 acres.. 72 395 57 373 bushels.. 3 532 323 3 535 654 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 250 390 acres.. 13 640 18 449 bushels.. 389 137 508 030 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 351 393 acres.. 57 682 42 787 bales.. 47 877 44 070 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 837 869 acres.. 29 118 28 715 tons, dry.. 54 413 55 468 @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. .