1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BRISCOE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 231 224 Land in farms ..................acres.. 408 824 403 824 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 770 1 803 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 321 915 466 686 Average per acre .........dollars.. 187 267 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 366 57 426 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 31 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 86 100 Total cropland .................farms.. 195 205 acres.. 133 551 143 804 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 148 174 acres.. 62 941 64 764 Irrigated land .................farms.. 79 85 acres.. 25 006 28 177 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 921 16 424 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 594 73 322 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 666 8 842 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 255 7 582 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 27 $100,000 or more .................... 48 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 377 13 405 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 581 60 113 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 231 223 $1,000.. 2 744 2 636 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 877 11 821 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 150 179 Other ............................... 81 45 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 77 85 200 days or more ................... 51 35 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 137 152 number.. 18 576 24 825 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 109 number.. 9 144 7 971 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 5 number.. 127 11 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 138 155 number.. 13 823 19 140 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 6 number.. 91 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 3 number.. 154 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 7 number.. 906 779 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 241 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 19 acres.. 3 738 2 026 bushels.. 478 796 219 410 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 48 60 acres.. 15 774 6 715 bushels.. 804 977 346 679 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 85 119 acres.. 21 396 22 708 bushels.. 506 791 378 527 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 44 102 acres.. 13 000 23 022 bales.. 9 036 20 039 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 8 acres.. 832 1 576 bushels.. 24 760 45 078 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 65 75 acres.. 5 966 7 173 tons, dry.. 8 850 14 493 @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. .