1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COCHRAN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 227 252 Land in farms ..................acres.. 370 572 330 711 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 632 1 312 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 485 527 372 579 Average per acre .........dollars.. 273 271 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 439 79 594 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 24 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 122 95 Total cropland .................farms.. 211 239 acres.. 244 142 232 912 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 186 204 acres.. 155 162 121 506 Irrigated land .................farms.. 95 92 acres.. 43 831 39 712 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 960 49 905 Average per farm .........dollars.. 198 062 198 037 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 44 $100,000 or more .................... 63 91 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 579 40 780 Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 358 161 827 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 227 252 $1,000.. 3 675 9 675 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 188 38 392 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 182 193 Other ............................... 45 59 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 84 100 200 days or more ................... 38 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 58 66 number.. 17 514 30 172 Beef cows ..................farms.. 55 51 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 59 66 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 6 number.. 403 56 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 3 number.. 30 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. 32 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 108 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.. 145 146 acres.. 113 189 34 188 bushels.. 6 054 475 1 514 964 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 56 35 acres.. 8 831 3 906 bushels.. 181 264 66 274 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 72 181 acres.. 30 725 81 652 bales.. 20 601 74 594 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 0 acres.. 2 234 0 bushels.. 76 756 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 28 29 acres.. 1 611 1 536 tons, dry.. 3 586 3 301 @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. .