1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COTTLE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 179 222 Land in farms ..................acres.. 471 498 499 983 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 634 2 252 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 691 844 425 396 Average per acre .........dollars.. 275 191 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 593 56 089 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 21 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 88 Total cropland .................farms.. 151 207 acres.. 112 651 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 95 177 acres.. 41 960 64 113 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 571 350 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 438 14 130 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 900 63 649 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 310 7 432 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 128 6 698 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 37 $100,000 or more .................... 30 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 327 10 787 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 104 48 589 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 179 222 $1,000.. 2 607 2 254 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 562 10 153 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 112 158 Other ............................... 67 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 84 103 200 days or more ................... 49 60 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 134 number.. 21 776 23 407 Beef cows ..................farms.. 119 121 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 127 140 number.. 11 880 14 084 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 11 number.. 341 370 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 11 number.. 346 784 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 5 number.. 352 290 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 15 acres.. 610 916 bushels.. 3 026 27 640 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 56 acres.. 5 563 11 518 bushels.. 87 307 168 731 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 64 143 acres.. 31 346 44 221 bales.. 18 828 21 406 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 53 83 acres.. 3 590 7 145 tons, dry.. 5 268 11 260 @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. .