1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COMANCHE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 405 1 335 Land in farms ..................acres.. 543 750 505 542 Average size of farm .......acres.. 387 379 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 798 270 022 Average per acre .........dollars.. 599 652 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 349 36 953 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 225 186 50 to 179 acres ..................... 444 465 180 to 499 acres .................... 394 378 500 to 999 acres .................... 185 156 1,000 acres or more ................. 93 91 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 208 1 161 acres.. 224 881 190 764 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 005 909 acres.. 108 015 88 918 Irrigated land .................farms.. 339 316 acres.. 30 036 24 532 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 101 846 66 495 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 489 49 809 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 709 22 470 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 63 137 44 024 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 261 300 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 173 192 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 240 240 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 252 225 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 135 111 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 130 115 $100,000 or more .................... 214 152 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 78 811 52 439 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 053 39 310 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 406 1 334 $1,000.. 23 515 14 729 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 725 11 041 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 717 655 Other ............................... 688 680 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 768 793 200 days or more ................... 509 517 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 067 1 027 number.. 97 361 78 863 Beef cows ..................farms.. 909 880 number.. 37 074 29 493 Milk cows ..................farms.. 88 72 number.. 16 215 11 469 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 059 1 041 number.. 49 772 47 308 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 39 number.. 8 580 8 867 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 31 number.. 13 620 14 073 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 55 number.. 3 641 6 568 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 59 80 number.. 1 140 1 302 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 5 acres.. 658 120 bushels.. 55 660 2 450 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 19 17 acres.. 1 297 420 bushels.. 38 371 11 561 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 42 42 acres.. 4 308 2 985 bushels.. 112 371 61 929 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 688 578 acres.. 40 925 28 127 tons, dry.. 105 460 60 258 @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. .