1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHILDRESS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 257 262 Land in farms ..................acres.. 449 972 406 502 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 751 1 552 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 422 117 359 620 Average per acre .........dollars.. 255 240 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 756 58 504 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 35 43 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 91 89 Total cropland .................farms.. 234 238 acres.. 166 771 143 093 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 179 199 acres.. 86 806 66 295 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 31 acres.. 9 402 6 000 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 742 16 758 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 817 63 961 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 238 11 680 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 504 5 078 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 52 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 31 $100,000 or more .................... 64 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 055 10 772 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 902 40 957 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 256 263 $1,000.. 5 585 4 489 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 816 17 068 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 158 169 Other ............................... 99 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 135 200 days or more ................... 80 81 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 162 151 number.. 19 895 16 033 Beef cows ..................farms.. 142 138 number.. (D) 6 692 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 159 161 number.. 12 679 11 752 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 6 number.. 8 167 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 187 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 444 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) 246 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 23 acres.. 986 673 bushels.. 36 589 28 525 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 96 129 acres.. 40 669 29 916 bushels.. 847 044 590 378 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 109 135 acres.. 37 173 32 128 bales.. 38 274 31 856 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 83 66 acres.. 6 673 3 503 tons, dry.. 11 231 6 670 @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. .