1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ARMSTRONG COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 216 222 Land in farms ..................acres.. 500 665 482 017 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 318 2 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 452 086 594 676 Average per acre .........dollars.. 194 258 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 948 55 432 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 23 14 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 88 104 Total cropland .................farms.. 181 200 acres.. 139 571 169 785 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 148 173 acres.. 74 910 81 576 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 43 acres.. 7 164 7 803 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 080 23 764 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 889 107 047 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 440 5 309 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 640 18 456 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 25 $100,000 or more .................... 55 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 534 21 395 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 669 96 375 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 217 222 $1,000.. 6 175 3 838 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 455 17 287 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 144 157 Other ............................... 72 65 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 87 97 200 days or more ................... 54 55 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 154 169 number.. 39 840 37 422 Beef cows ..................farms.. 91 102 number.. 9 100 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 2 number.. 3 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 159 173 number.. 41 093 38 663 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 11 number.. 294 281 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 9 number.. 595 481 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 50 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. 242 420 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 3 acres.. 1 513 (D) bushels.. 266 156 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 94 112 acres.. 23 910 22 908 bushels.. 1 284 593 1 323 554 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 121 153 acres.. 44 836 54 491 bushels.. 1 347 074 1 151 018 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 4 acres.. 717 (D) bales.. 605 472 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 73 90 acres.. 4 706 5 629 tons, dry.. 8 830 11 910 @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. .