1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WOOD COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 285 1 303 Land in farms ..................acres.. 203 667 206 782 Average size of farm .......acres.. 158 159 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 956 198 586 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 145 1 253 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 344 23 205 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 376 375 50 to 179 acres ..................... 541 548 180 to 499 acres .................... 226 235 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 087 1 120 acres.. 102 374 99 917 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 890 921 acres.. 35 892 33 471 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 45 acres.. 950 635 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 381 35 272 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 763 27 070 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 176 4 412 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 204 30 860 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 407 460 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 249 248 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 240 220 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 180 195 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 28 $100,000 or more .................... 119 99 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 603 28 513 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 657 21 865 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 287 1 304 $1,000.. 7 237 7 289 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 623 5 589 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 560 521 Other ............................... 725 782 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 720 770 200 days or more ................... 510 514 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 017 1 044 number.. 62 674 56 438 Beef cows ..................farms.. 821 838 number.. 24 663 23 688 Milk cows ..................farms.. 127 117 number.. 13 499 11 026 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 990 1 012 number.. 27 594 28 377 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 35 number.. 443 1 511 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 27 number.. 331 2 649 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 6 number.. 71 71 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 47 84 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 26 25 number.. 10 253 238 4 913 092 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 25 acres.. 151 150 bushels.. 4 870 9 956 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 96 bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 715 (D) bushels.. (D) 29 846 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 813 837 acres.. 31 779 29 248 tons, dry.. 99 719 76 750 @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. .