1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EASTLAND COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 120 1 085 Land in farms ..................acres.. 493 227 433 691 Average size of farm .......acres.. 440 400 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 630 238 579 Average per acre .........dollars.. 485 586 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 905 24 209 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 382 377 180 to 499 acres .................... 343 340 500 to 999 acres .................... 169 148 1,000 acres or more ................. 97 78 Total cropland .................farms.. 885 880 acres.. 164 243 150 128 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 669 613 acres.. 61 734 49 088 Irrigated land .................farms.. 160 149 acres.. 12 503 11 655 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 631 24 631 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 456 22 702 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 636 11 237 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 995 13 395 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 278 308 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 204 193 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 205 201 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 208 192 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 79 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 61 $100,000 or more .................... 80 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 030 17 209 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 687 15 861 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 119 1 085 $1,000.. 7 368 4 028 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 584 3 713 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 525 502 Other ............................... 595 583 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 651 626 200 days or more ................... 442 436 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 925 903 number.. 52 063 48 761 Beef cows ..................farms.. 854 800 number.. 29 600 24 541 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 40 number.. 442 1 093 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 906 888 number.. 28 317 28 190 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 41 number.. 1 267 1 059 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 41 number.. 3 401 2 279 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 36 number.. 1 372 1 375 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 80 number.. 1 059 1 662 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 2 acres.. 222 (D) bushels.. 12 876 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 40 48 acres.. 1 592 1 635 bushels.. 51 910 50 054 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 62 64 acres.. 5 422 3 773 bushels.. 145 967 79 082 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 488 417 acres.. 25 417 15 537 tons, dry.. 60 069 27 275 @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. .