1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DEAF SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 638 687 Land in farms ..................acres.. 856 707 851 850 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 343 1 240 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 426 027 471 612 Average per acre .........dollars.. 325 375 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 876 84 672 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 61 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 147 155 1,000 acres or more ................. 253 241 Total cropland .................farms.. 525 592 acres.. 510 363 519 863 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 413 506 acres.. 244 776 260 624 Irrigated land .................farms.. 337 390 acres.. 163 175 152 357 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 645 029 578 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 011 018 841 486 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 953 42 899 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 596 076 535 201 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 72 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 93 88 $100,000 or more .................... 304 302 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 590 396 516 776 Average per farm .........dollars.. 923 938 751 128 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 639 688 $1,000.. 52 737 59 917 Average per farm..........dollars.. 82 531 87 088 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 465 498 Other ............................... 173 189 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 244 303 200 days or more ................... 156 169 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 397 438 number.. 425 866 376 396 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 134 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 407 456 number.. 782 255 865 634 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 41 number.. 7 765 5 705 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 38 number.. 10 707 6 818 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 10 number.. 881 769 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 18 number.. (D) 763 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 142 122 acres.. 28 568 17 375 bushels.. 4 747 343 2 856 518 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 233 332 acres.. 64 718 70 791 bushels.. 4 234 745 4 676 428 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 340 443 acres.. 116 964 133 307 bushels.. 4 454 567 4 723 660 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 23 49 acres.. 2 734 4 047 bales.. 2 200 4 340 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 6 acres.. 397 693 bushels.. 12 356 21 307 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 134 141 acres.. 8 813 10 487 tons, dry.. 20 694 20 115 @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. .