1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLEMAN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 762 784 Land in farms ..................acres.. 680 567 702 467 Average size of farm .......acres.. 893 896 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 307 768 398 474 Average per acre .........dollars.. 357 416 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 800 31 434 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 227 236 500 to 999 acres .................... 133 154 1,000 acres or more ................. 196 193 Total cropland .................farms.. 620 643 acres.. 193 485 210 613 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 447 439 acres.. 78 800 77 144 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 29 acres.. 1 220 856 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 189 17 318 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 182 22 089 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 727 3 375 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 462 13 943 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 162 189 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 97 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 143 153 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 168 173 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 53 $100,000 or more .................... 35 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 979 15 361 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 970 19 618 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 762 783 $1,000.. 3 386 1 598 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 444 2 041 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 408 370 Other ............................... 354 414 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 404 461 200 days or more ................... 279 297 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 594 619 number.. 51 573 46 682 Beef cows ..................farms.. 561 558 number.. 26 541 22 830 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 15 number.. 410 538 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 579 618 number.. 28 649 26 546 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 16 number.. 253 1 495 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 13 number.. 425 2 035 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 131 146 number.. 56 626 61 869 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 43 number.. 746 940 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 76 104 acres.. 14 465 11 809 bushels.. 408 830 370 811 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 232 203 acres.. 37 210 28 190 bushels.. 737 651 562 119 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 28 54 acres.. 4 419 6 553 bales.. 1 841 3 016 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 284 272 acres.. 19 898 15 181 tons, dry.. 25 644 18 849 @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. .