1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 808 836 Land in farms ..................acres.. 670 459 569 541 Average size of farm .......acres.. 830 681 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 331 915 277 397 Average per acre .........dollars.. 394 396 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 192 30 637 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 204 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 241 225 500 to 999 acres .................... 105 108 1,000 acres or more ................. 141 143 Total cropland .................farms.. 629 596 acres.. 169 290 121 744 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 451 428 acres.. 78 072 58 091 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 23 acres.. 713 662 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 986 36 695 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 914 43 894 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 628 3 964 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 358 32 731 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 168 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 130 172 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 175 165 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 60 $100,000 or more .................... 109 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 386 28 935 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 745 34 611 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 808 836 $1,000.. 5 659 6 021 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 004 7 202 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 404 396 Other ............................... 404 440 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 457 491 200 days or more ................... 313 345 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 669 726 number.. 93 172 84 078 Beef cows ..................farms.. 574 578 number.. 35 379 30 260 Milk cows ..................farms.. 52 51 number.. 4 590 4 796 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 657 729 number.. 56 652 55 560 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 21 number.. 102 787 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 18 number.. 287 704 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 11 number.. 312 234 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 51 number.. 1 176 1 286 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 4 acres.. 454 222 bushels.. 34 867 6 706 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 209 230 acres.. 52 420 35 669 bushels.. 1 486 097 995 836 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 14 18 acres.. 2 593 4 384 bales.. 1 856 3 638 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 321 287 acres.. 20 086 16 306 tons, dry.. 40 363 24 357 @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. .