1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YOUNG COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 675 713 Land in farms ..................acres.. 563 183 585 910 Average size of farm .......acres.. 834 822 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 272 513 301 980 Average per acre .........dollars.. 323 388 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 044 26 498 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 186 191 180 to 499 acres .................... 186 189 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 106 1,000 acres or more ................. 142 138 Total cropland .................farms.. 485 551 acres.. 133 441 129 582 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 335 349 acres.. 68 406 55 365 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 19 acres.. 150 295 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 534 26 475 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 384 37 132 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 011 5 505 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 523 20 970 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 152 195 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 138 128 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 140 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 46 $100,000 or more .................... 39 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 089 23 113 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 762 32 371 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 675 714 $1,000.. 1 538 3 556 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 279 4 980 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 311 301 Other ............................... 364 412 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 398 453 200 days or more ................... 298 332 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 562 573 number.. 51 848 66 552 Beef cows ..................farms.. 506 516 number.. 23 317 23 621 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 18 number.. 30 124 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 564 588 number.. 32 695 47 354 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 26 number.. 959 1 289 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 20 number.. 1 466 1 394 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 10 number.. 211 327 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 46 number.. 354 1 072 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 11 12 acres.. 593 470 bushels.. 29 334 17 302 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 205 211 acres.. 53 793 38 430 bushels.. 1 378 660 992 890 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 37 62 acres.. 5 065 5 870 bales.. 2 243 3 678 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 207 196 acres.. 9 232 10 036 tons, dry.. 17 942 15 578 @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. .