1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YOAKUM COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 253 273 Land in farms ..................acres.. 344 667 348 460 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 362 1 276 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 434 658 469 194 Average per acre .........dollars.. 321 361 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 867 74 700 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 17 35 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 117 105 Total cropland .................farms.. 226 252 acres.. 209 164 228 292 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 197 220 acres.. 148 510 132 185 Irrigated land .................farms.. 131 130 acres.. 63 035 49 587 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 391 31 696 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 838 116 102 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 117 29 282 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 274 2 414 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 56 $100,000 or more .................... 110 93 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 154 19 904 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 818 72 909 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 252 273 $1,000.. 9 465 12 034 Average per farm..........dollars.. 37 561 44 080 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 203 200 Other ............................... 50 73 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 86 102 200 days or more ................... 48 54 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 79 71 number.. 7 075 7 658 Beef cows ..................farms.. 69 61 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 71 67 number.. 4 340 4 108 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 4 number.. 624 58 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 4 number.. 1 200 20 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 2 number.. 201 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 260 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 106 117 acres.. 38 114 34 464 bushels.. 1 928 925 1 137 654 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 25 acres.. 3 225 4 299 bushels.. 119 774 119 738 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 145 181 acres.. 98 244 88 382 bales.. 92 877 80 683 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 28 16 acres.. 1 315 1 239 tons, dry.. 3 230 3 907 @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. .