1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DONLEY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 331 343 Land in farms ..................acres.. 599 637 588 433 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 812 1 716 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 508 987 369 971 Average per acre .........dollars.. 265 220 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 351 37 401 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 78 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 80 81 Total cropland .................farms.. 234 260 acres.. (D) 78 979 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 160 190 acres.. 30 073 32 035 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 38 acres.. 6 397 3 936 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 405 46 303 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 367 134 994 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 213 5 633 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 193 40 670 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 28 $100,000 or more .................... 46 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 473 38 459 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 488 112 125 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 331 343 $1,000.. 2 855 7 435 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 626 21 675 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 163 181 Other ............................... 168 162 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 182 195 200 days or more ................... 127 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 229 230 number.. 45 701 54 850 Beef cows ..................farms.. 204 187 number.. 15 488 16 846 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. 12 20 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 226 241 number.. 73 487 70 068 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 15 number.. 463 451 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 10 number.. 1 137 730 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. 90 54 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 24 number.. 248 544 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 26 49 acres.. 2 900 3 249 bushels.. 143 191 152 141 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 47 acres.. 5 708 5 914 bushels.. 137 180 134 739 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 69 117 acres.. 15 130 16 633 bales.. 10 842 14 295 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 91 92 acres.. 3 988 4 924 tons, dry.. 7 356 9 834 @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. .