1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COOKE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 330 1 289 Land in farms ..................acres.. 430 377 515 267 Average size of farm .......acres.. 324 400 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 292 664 257 913 Average per acre .........dollars.. 767 703 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 356 31 120 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 87 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 259 240 50 to 179 acres ..................... 481 458 180 to 499 acres .................... 308 311 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 98 106 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 022 1 019 acres.. 168 964 167 193 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 816 826 acres.. 90 006 89 229 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 25 acres.. 179 1 494 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 090 43 067 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 391 33 411 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 768 4 914 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 322 38 154 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 342 332 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 223 226 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 249 221 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 280 243 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 66 $100,000 or more .................... 78 93 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 241 35 431 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 229 27 466 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 331 1 290 $1,000.. 3 460 7 534 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 600 5 841 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 557 531 Other ............................... 773 758 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 811 809 200 days or more ................... 589 576 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 099 1 097 number.. 79 912 87 895 Beef cows ..................farms.. 960 919 number.. 34 725 39 815 Milk cows ..................farms.. 72 91 number.. 5 417 7 058 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 079 1 091 number.. 47 577 55 489 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 74 58 number.. 3 566 3 481 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 64 51 number.. 4 582 4 048 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 39 number.. 1 765 3 199 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 73 102 number.. 1 793 13 338 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 6 acres.. 1 780 (D) bushels.. 155 477 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 111 133 acres.. 12 343 9 665 bushels.. 517 326 549 585 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 208 273 acres.. 27 371 31 864 bushels.. 882 371 1 112 853 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 157 bales.. (D) 66 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 22 2 acres.. 1 433 (D) bushels.. 36 723 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 747 738 acres.. 43 964 42 680 tons, dry.. 95 513 87 287 @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. .