1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALLAHAN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 771 802 Land in farms ..................acres.. 490 739 495 955 Average size of farm .......acres.. 636 618 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 528 204 842 Average per acre .........dollars.. 522 361 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 875 18 455 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 126 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 194 209 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 111 112 Total cropland .................farms.. 631 672 acres.. 106 731 106 120 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 464 488 acres.. 42 584 43 382 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 50 acres.. 754 808 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 221 16 939 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 226 21 121 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 543 2 769 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 677 14 170 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 236 252 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 135 157 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 148 146 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 122 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 46 $100,000 or more .................... 45 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 522 14 950 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 726 18 641 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 771 802 $1,000.. 1 799 1 019 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 334 1 271 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 338 315 Other ............................... 433 487 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 470 518 200 days or more ................... 327 380 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 597 626 number.. 49 898 51 852 Beef cows ..................farms.. 519 528 number.. 18 722 19 630 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 21 number.. 387 269 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 570 625 number.. 28 577 32 647 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 48 number.. 333 996 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 41 number.. 593 1 370 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 29 number.. 561 1 292 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 66 number.. 655 1 318 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 13 bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 19 34 acres.. 1 490 1 129 bushels.. 38 687 33 299 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 147 181 acres.. 23 873 21 199 bushels.. 656 334 484 551 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 5 acres.. 175 (D) bales.. (D) 712 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 338 351 acres.. 13 899 15 176 tons, dry.. 25 752 23 055 @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. .