1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 195 223 Land in farms ..................acres.. 518 788 589 050 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 660 2 641 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 310 784 301 417 Average per acre .........dollars.. 115 117 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 663 14 826 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 84 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 25 24 180 to 499 acres .................... 4 7 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 115 120 acres.. (D) 6 455 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 89 87 acres.. 1 354 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 86 98 acres.. 1 241 1 948 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 737 3 475 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 294 15 583 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 473 335 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 264 3 140 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 122 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 4 $100,000 or more .................... 13 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 720 3 738 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 079 16 763 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 195 223 $1,000.. 781 - 396 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 004 - 1 774 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 65 59 Other ............................... 130 164 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 132 175 200 days or more ................... 106 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 82 96 number.. 12 766 9 486 Beef cows ..................farms.. 62 62 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 70 79 number.. 7 890 7 329 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 12 number.. 148 326 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 13 number.. 223 177 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 7 number.. 405 102 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 30 number.. 359 882 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 15 bushels.. (D) 453 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 7 806 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 160 bales.. (D) 164 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 31 37 acres.. 395 779 tons, dry.. 767 1 632 @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. .