1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 356 335 Land in farms ..................acres.. 622 130 650 002 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 748 1 940 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 657 847 552 147 Average per acre .........dollars.. 384 281 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 914 78 265 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 24 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 70 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 156 156 Total cropland .................farms.. 291 294 acres.. 289 733 288 926 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 242 266 acres.. 172 506 154 361 Irrigated land .................farms.. 145 147 acres.. 82 281 63 640 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 142 60 766 Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 218 181 391 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 295 12 946 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 847 47 820 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 59 $100,000 or more .................... 121 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 112 53 357 Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 236 159 751 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 356 334 $1,000.. 7 666 7 533 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 535 22 554 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 240 240 Other ............................... 116 95 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 168 154 200 days or more ................... 108 80 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 209 206 number.. 65 257 66 528 Beef cows ..................farms.. 102 89 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 221 221 number.. 78 463 89 054 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 19 number.. 1 425 1 332 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 18 number.. 2 388 1 825 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 9 number.. 1 730 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 138 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 48 18 acres.. 9 799 2 243 bushels.. 1 535 723 303 581 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 185 201 acres.. 59 973 50 167 bushels.. 4 165 729 3 367 462 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 225 258 acres.. 98 952 95 359 bushels.. 3 172 483 2 832 103 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 90 104 acres.. 5 093 6 689 tons, dry.. 9 838 12 541 @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. .