1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CULBERSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 78 74 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 584 367 1 606 076 Average size of farm .......acres.. 20 312 21 704 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 147 139 4 175 527 Average per acre .........dollars.. 106 192 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 733 48 832 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 0 50 to 179 acres ..................... 9 2 180 to 499 acres .................... 11 11 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 27 20 acres.. (D) 12 041 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 15 13 acres.. (D) 5 951 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 13 acres.. 1 461 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 920 7 777 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 077 105 101 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 1 450 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 6 328 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 17 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 5 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 8 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 9 $100,000 or more .................... 10 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 669 5 302 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 861 71 645 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 78 74 $1,000.. 251 2 476 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 216 33 457 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 48 43 Other ............................... 30 31 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 36 40 200 days or more ................... 17 33 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 63 55 number.. 16 724 20 357 Beef cows ..................farms.. 59 49 number.. 9 120 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 2 number.. 63 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 58 53 number.. 8 138 12 773 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 5 number.. 140 255 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 9 number.. 144 231 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 2 883 bales.. (D) 2 633 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 4 1 acres.. 710 (D) tons, dry.. 1 652 (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. .