1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOWIE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 998 1 129 Land in farms ..................acres.. 263 077 251 091 Average size of farm .......acres.. 264 222 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 831 171 016 Average per acre .........dollars.. 779 771 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 274 20 490 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 232 320 50 to 179 acres ..................... 417 445 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 199 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 816 892 acres.. 128 664 120 000 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 644 673 acres.. 51 412 50 972 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 22 acres.. 3 789 2 779 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 228 34 074 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 301 30 181 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 393 4 558 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 835 29 516 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 302 382 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 190 233 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 204 213 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 160 154 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 29 $100,000 or more .................... 75 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 302 28 853 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 365 25 557 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 998 1 129 $1,000.. 4 205 3 465 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 214 3 069 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 406 391 Other ............................... 592 738 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 612 722 200 days or more ................... 435 542 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 788 893 number.. 59 993 47 962 Beef cows ..................farms.. 709 789 number.. 28 158 25 068 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 52 number.. 3 376 4 044 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 772 889 number.. 32 586 33 883 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 49 number.. 879 834 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 46 number.. 845 1 097 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 3 number.. 209 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 95 number.. 803 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 21 27 number.. 6 607 298 7 710 060 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 13 acres.. 1 330 838 bushels.. 139 455 50 374 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 11 21 acres.. 2 589 1 010 bushels.. 152 536 56 623 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 33 acres.. 7 666 7 183 bushels.. 155 612 207 306 Rice..........................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 1 863 2 087 cwt.. 70 742 92 175 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 2 070 bales.. (D) 1 860 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 29 36 acres.. 8 691 9 293 bushels.. 269 168 181 306 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 579 604 acres.. 26 307 27 514 tons, dry.. 71 896 52 719 @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. .