1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DELTA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 374 421 Land in farms ..................acres.. 107 565 142 463 Average size of farm .......acres.. 288 338 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 963 229 632 Average per acre .........dollars.. 678 634 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 240 24 644 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 289 349 acres.. 74 062 75 452 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 222 283 acres.. 31 954 34 993 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 531 10 871 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 810 25 821 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 813 2 880 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 718 7 990 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 20 $100,000 or more .................... 20 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 223 9 010 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 987 21 402 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 374 421 $1,000.. 614 1 313 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 643 3 118 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 158 193 Other ............................... 216 228 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 208 243 200 days or more ................... 140 176 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 294 304 number.. 17 413 24 516 Beef cows ..................farms.. 256 263 number.. 8 793 10 324 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 17 number.. 1 026 1 392 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 292 304 number.. 9 620 15 512 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. 11 64 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) 48 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 4 number.. 169 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 15 number.. (D) 414 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 11 acres.. 1 440 808 bushels.. 101 105 83 198 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 22 44 acres.. 2 403 3 587 bushels.. 117 651 179 075 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 62 acres.. 5 074 10 041 bushels.. 153 077 310 144 Rice..........................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 11 39 acres.. 1 369 (D) bales.. 949 1 710 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 28 21 acres.. 7 381 3 183 bushels.. 276 725 72 011 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 190 215 acres.. 13 852 13 361 tons, dry.. 24 473 24 641 @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. .