1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ANDREWS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 134 147 Land in farms ..................acres.. 962 576 929 052 Average size of farm .......acres.. 7 183 6 320 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 864 669 950 250 Average per acre .........dollars.. 120 151 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 749 36 937 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 17 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 99 93 acres.. (D) 78 315 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 56 64 acres.. 25 175 43 366 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 36 acres.. 4 314 5 228 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 014 10 642 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 732 72 392 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 189 6 949 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 825 3 693 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 11 $100,000 or more .................... 30 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 475 7 597 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 785 51 330 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 134 148 $1,000.. 1 748 2 248 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 042 15 187 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 59 83 Other ............................... 75 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 81 93 200 days or more ................... 55 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 60 64 number.. 23 233 18 323 Beef cows ..................farms.. 50 51 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 57 62 number.. 9 086 7 518 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 12 number.. 274 256 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 12 number.. 340 301 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 10 number.. 411 367 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 104 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 12 17 acres.. 7 021 8 972 bushels.. 363 296 357 848 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 13 acres.. (D) 5 461 bushels.. (D) 121 198 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 21 35 acres.. 16 693 (D) bales.. 14 417 18 504 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 13 7 acres.. 350 274 tons, dry.. 386 670 @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. .