1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 468 365 Land in farms ..................acres.. 462 533 454 535 Average size of farm .......acres.. 988 1 245 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 324 660 270 189 Average per acre .........dollars.. 336 225 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 732 38 645 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 113 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 121 119 Total cropland .................farms.. 385 316 acres.. 171 034 160 146 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 258 248 acres.. 83 752 78 250 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 49 acres.. 15 902 6 423 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 014 22 023 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 722 60 337 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 848 12 507 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 166 9 516 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 63 $100,000 or more .................... 66 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 505 14 844 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 190 40 667 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 467 365 $1,000.. 2 449 8 259 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 244 22 628 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 248 244 Other ............................... 220 121 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 261 198 200 days or more ................... 179 102 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 321 249 number.. 39 397 29 793 Beef cows ..................farms.. 257 212 number.. 14 160 11 158 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 3 number.. 39 5 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 312 254 number.. 30 450 22 989 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 9 number.. 65 155 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 8 number.. 35 158 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 3 number.. 908 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 15 number.. (D) 357 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 0 acres.. 374 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 46 62 acres.. 5 940 4 975 bushels.. 257 549 146 276 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 100 131 acres.. 18 816 19 147 bushels.. 385 147 361 860 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 107 174 acres.. 38 510 43 616 bales.. 22 421 31 851 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 162 106 acres.. 10 219 5 786 tons, dry.. 17 187 7 799 @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. .