1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 698 1 746 Land in farms ..................acres.. 476 493 448 022 Average size of farm .......acres.. 281 257 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 243 845 230 888 Average per acre .........dollars.. 875 928 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 716 25 709 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 79 100 10 to 49 acres ...................... 344 332 50 to 179 acres ..................... 700 700 180 to 499 acres .................... 384 425 500 to 999 acres .................... 125 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 68 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 382 1 389 acres.. 213 809 204 251 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 973 992 acres.. 83 063 83 010 Irrigated land .................farms.. 97 96 acres.. 13 153 10 491 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 831 56 237 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 948 32 209 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 051 11 391 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 780 44 845 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 545 504 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 289 362 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 329 353 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 284 269 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 123 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 68 $100,000 or more .................... 66 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 268 47 264 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 104 27 085 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 697 1 745 $1,000.. 5 232 9 097 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 083 5 213 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 739 711 Other ............................... 959 1 035 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 022 1 111 200 days or more ................... 722 749 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 447 1 535 number.. 84 637 91 824 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 315 1 408 number.. 41 287 43 839 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 49 number.. 5 539 4 088 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 399 1 506 number.. 73 944 78 070 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 126 171 number.. 10 594 22 857 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 109 159 number.. 28 686 50 563 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 19 number.. 409 1 431 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 86 161 number.. 4 802 5 050 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. 174 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 118 168 acres.. 10 526 12 695 bushels.. 736 497 908 678 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 159 187 acres.. 20 042 17 128 bushels.. 1 068 254 984 011 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 67 143 acres.. 4 997 8 159 bushels.. 130 565 208 019 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 813 789 acres.. 29 624 28 301 tons, dry.. 66 226 57 140 @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. .