1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COKE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 356 344 Land in farms ..................acres.. 523 049 505 736 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 469 1 470 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 466 209 440 756 Average per acre .........dollars.. 263 307 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 435 16 780 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 61 40 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 115 109 Total cropland .................farms.. 234 217 acres.. 48 160 46 671 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 105 111 acres.. (D) 9 768 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 16 acres.. 282 794 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 763 8 983 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 232 26 114 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 425 437 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 338 8 546 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 24 $100,000 or more .................... 15 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 896 7 456 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 798 21 674 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 356 344 $1,000.. 1 299 1 223 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 648 3 554 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 183 172 Other ............................... 173 172 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 189 189 200 days or more ................... 129 138 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 279 275 number.. 21 926 22 548 Beef cows ..................farms.. 260 242 number.. (D) 11 913 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 16 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 274 268 number.. 13 051 11 945 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 13 number.. 737 940 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 11 number.. 2 509 3 429 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 123 139 number.. 62 559 70 291 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 17 number.. (D) 321 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 17 acres.. 795 713 bushels.. 20 018 25 377 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 34 acres.. 3 352 3 388 bushels.. 67 149 67 536 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 9 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. 45 672 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 64 65 acres.. 3 659 3 238 tons, dry.. 5 452 3 939 @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. .