1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BAILEY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 406 443 Land in farms ..................acres.. 432 939 432 697 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 066 977 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 352 067 309 278 Average per acre .........dollars.. 335 325 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 584 62 252 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 75 65 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 110 1,000 acres or more ................. 140 118 Total cropland .................farms.. 368 398 acres.. 289 619 293 858 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 293 342 acres.. 161 662 136 346 Irrigated land .................farms.. 200 245 acres.. 67 830 64 975 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 905 85 670 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 181 193 386 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 127 29 119 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 778 56 551 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 66 $100,000 or more .................... 114 156 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 203 69 034 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 463 155 833 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 407 443 $1,000.. 10 193 16 644 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 045 37 571 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 304 312 Other ............................... 102 131 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 163 195 200 days or more ................... 87 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 186 195 number.. 67 848 70 924 Beef cows ..................farms.. 102 109 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 187 200 number.. 55 557 93 384 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 15 number.. 704 591 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 18 number.. 798 858 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 12 number.. (D) 398 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 13 number.. 132 417 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 62 99 acres.. 10 760 14 420 bushels.. 1 586 936 1 928 780 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 159 161 acres.. 95 198 29 975 bushels.. 4 716 486 1 154 302 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 142 171 acres.. 30 377 22 448 bushels.. 962 473 470 135 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 36 240 acres.. 6 814 57 332 bales.. 4 348 61 722 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 22 4 acres.. 4 573 (D) bushels.. 119 556 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 64 73 acres.. 6 615 4 849 tons, dry.. 20 304 15 139 @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. .