1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ARCHER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 449 486 Land in farms ..................acres.. 612 718 560 742 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 365 1 154 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 439 213 411 891 Average per acre .........dollars.. 326 385 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 314 44 341 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 88 180 to 499 acres .................... 127 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 102 116 Total cropland .................farms.. 353 355 acres.. 127 615 98 055 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 266 255 acres.. 66 421 50 055 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 10 acres.. 278 278 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 523 46 680 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 977 96 050 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 934 2 753 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 589 43 927 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 32 $100,000 or more .................... 109 99 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 431 33 508 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 047 69 088 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 449 485 $1,000.. 9 862 13 547 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 965 27 931 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 235 240 Other ............................... 214 246 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 243 289 200 days or more ................... 167 211 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 390 413 number.. 77 306 66 296 Beef cows ..................farms.. 278 293 number.. 22 252 18 535 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 73 number.. 8 701 7 516 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 399 417 number.. 49 146 46 997 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 8 number.. 2 041 2 726 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 23 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 4 acres.. 394 146 bushels.. 24 758 2 453 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 165 148 acres.. 48 584 31 425 bushels.. 1 373 273 793 598 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 16 28 acres.. 1 544 3 239 bales.. 893 2 051 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 182 176 acres.. 15 850 15 291 tons, dry.. 36 220 26 640 @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. .