1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CONCHO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 391 367 Land in farms ..................acres.. 571 684 655 499 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 462 1 786 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 588 168 757 926 Average per acre .........dollars.. 399 420 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 093 44 799 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 92 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 153 153 Total cropland .................farms.. 311 309 acres.. 131 301 142 829 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 226 247 acres.. 72 483 80 432 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 29 acres.. 1 824 2 396 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 221 21 044 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 042 57 339 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 985 7 089 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 235 13 955 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 55 $100,000 or more .................... 48 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 013 17 678 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 930 48 169 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 390 367 $1,000.. 4 608 2 500 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 816 6 812 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 256 254 Other ............................... 135 113 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 172 167 200 days or more ................... 101 89 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 253 224 number.. 23 522 28 814 Beef cows ..................farms.. 231 193 number.. 12 490 12 943 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 4 number.. 84 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 243 228 number.. 12 924 17 739 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 14 number.. 1 663 2 405 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 12 number.. 1 473 2 234 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 224 217 number.. 104 707 106 471 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 10 number.. 131 379 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 76 98 acres.. 10 128 12 178 bushels.. 361 116 465 350 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 165 161 acres.. 35 097 34 048 bushels.. 704 174 589 196 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 80 113 acres.. 22 942 27 131 bales.. 14 447 16 871 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 78 89 acres.. 3 338 5 421 tons, dry.. 5 041 7 155 @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. .