1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DALLAM COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 369 397 Land in farms ..................acres.. 780 925 786 393 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 116 1 981 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 725 589 595 432 Average per acre .........dollars.. 351 309 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 738 96 650 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 29 28 180 to 499 acres .................... 70 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 173 185 Total cropland .................farms.. 315 333 acres.. 357 218 383 903 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 272 293 acres.. 230 710 203 239 Irrigated land .................farms.. 216 214 acres.. 171 138 134 700 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 282 942 166 853 Average per farm .........dollars.. 766 779 420 286 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 774 31 849 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 229 167 135 005 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 71 $100,000 or more .................... 205 180 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 235 299 145 925 Average per farm .........dollars.. 635 945 368 496 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 370 396 $1,000.. 50 380 20 069 Average per farm..........dollars.. 136 161 50 678 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 305 312 Other ............................... 64 85 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 134 155 200 days or more ................... 71 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 210 267 number.. 175 276 149 224 Beef cows ..................farms.. 87 92 number.. 9 650 8 933 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. 530 26 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 227 279 number.. 309 636 206 516 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 12 number.. 3 526 581 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 9 number.. 4 953 921 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 9 number.. (D) 242 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 149 118 acres.. 70 554 45 443 bushels.. 13 659 255 7 537 789 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 99 158 acres.. 31 523 49 943 bushels.. 1 409 076 2 377 520 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 210 263 acres.. 112 955 97 114 bushels.. 5 250 617 3 748 342 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 80 87 acres.. 10 732 8 016 tons, dry.. 34 924 15 956 @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. .