1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CROCKETT COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 157 163 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 001 152 1 854 660 Average size of farm .......acres.. 12 746 11 378 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 630 434 1 781 853 Average per acre .........dollars.. 128 157 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 244 33 063 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 1 50 to 179 acres ..................... 8 12 180 to 499 acres .................... 3 3 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 138 138 Total cropland .................farms.. 10 18 acres.. (D) 3 209 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 4 5 acres.. 242 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 5 acres.. 270 900 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 002 16 469 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 556 101 034 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 993 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 17 8 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 40 $100,000 or more .................... 43 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 059 12 327 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 424 75 628 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 159 163 $1,000.. 1 085 4 204 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 822 25 790 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 131 121 Other ............................... 26 42 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 61 60 200 days or more ................... 25 38 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 113 116 number.. 30 243 25 282 Beef cows ..................farms.. 105 103 number.. (D) 13 835 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 9 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 115 117 number.. 16 122 14 646 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 105 118 number.. 185 138 162 555 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 4 2 acres.. 242 (D) tons, dry.. 534 (D) @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. .