1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DIMMIT COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 206 249 Land in farms ..................acres.. 677 308 695 478 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 288 2 793 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 410 714 1 318 040 Average per acre .........dollars.. 408 487 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 333 29 691 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 31 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 95 95 Total cropland .................farms.. 106 134 acres.. 45 193 36 262 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 45 64 acres.. (D) 13 456 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 41 acres.. 7 090 11 389 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 994 25 230 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 930 101 326 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 346 5 490 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 647 19 740 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 22 $100,000 or more .................... 28 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 898 20 546 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 610 82 514 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 206 249 $1,000.. - 199 3 956 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 967 15 889 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 95 100 Other ............................... 111 149 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 120 159 200 days or more ................... 68 104 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 174 198 number.. 41 846 36 860 Beef cows ..................farms.. 137 163 number.. (D) 17 520 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 27 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 171 188 number.. 21 473 54 562 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 15 number.. (D) 643 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 13 number.. 0 815 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 5 number.. 814 119 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 8 number.. (D) 315 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 7 acres.. 650 2 985 bushels.. (D) 290 640 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 2 360 bushels.. (D) 131 997 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 13 311 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) 2 765 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 29 34 acres.. 4 540 2 713 tons, dry.. 8 189 5 281 @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. .