1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DAWSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 465 527 Land in farms ..................acres.. 553 047 595 182 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 189 1 129 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 478 180 418 066 Average per acre .........dollars.. 410 368 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 728 67 054 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 135 158 1,000 acres or more ................. 190 227 Total cropland .................farms.. 444 509 acres.. 411 585 450 276 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 416 483 acres.. 256 111 225 620 Irrigated land .................farms.. 109 84 acres.. 30 810 18 825 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 090 42 443 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 570 80 537 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 156 39 979 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 934 2 464 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 116 136 $100,000 or more .................... 176 163 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 243 30 082 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 792 56 973 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 465 528 $1,000.. 14 277 11 315 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 703 21 430 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 371 445 Other ............................... 94 82 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 167 197 200 days or more ................... 70 92 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 77 96 number.. 7 500 8 446 Beef cows ..................farms.. 68 73 number.. (D) 3 332 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 11 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 75 91 number.. 3 841 4 372 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 11 number.. 342 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 9 number.. 311 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 10 number.. (D) (D) 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.. 166 160 acres.. 63 316 17 763 bushels.. 2 748 166 613 755 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 17 acres.. 1 827 1 710 bushels.. 29 325 21 512 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 364 457 acres.. 184 300 201 771 bales.. 155 854 128 798 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 40 32 acres.. 1 526 2 562 tons, dry.. 3 211 2 163 @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. .