1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BORDEN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 123 128 Land in farms ..................acres.. 629 681 593 971 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 119 4 640 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 825 163 889 767 Average per acre .........dollars.. 158 184 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 725 58 883 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 8 180 to 499 acres .................... 13 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 91 102 acres.. (D) 63 198 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 67 87 acres.. 26 724 28 020 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 2 acres.. 534 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 278 18 133 Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 248 141 666 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 757 6 241 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 520 11 892 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 15 6 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 24 $100,000 or more .................... 45 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 985 15 066 Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 104 116 791 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 124 129 $1,000.. 4 098 3 567 Average per farm..........dollars.. 33 049 27 649 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 94 100 Other ............................... 29 28 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 46 41 200 days or more ................... 22 20 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 87 85 number.. 23 646 18 518 Beef cows ..................farms.. 80 81 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 89 84 number.. 30 718 23 037 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. 20 54 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 16 number.. (D) 8 172 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 106 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 9 16 acres.. 2 595 776 bushels.. 98 044 22 008 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 16 acres.. 1 341 512 bushels.. 23 856 11 044 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 49 69 acres.. 20 235 23 677 bales.. 20 698 20 520 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 30 37 acres.. 2 137 2 516 tons, dry.. 3 550 (D) @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. .