1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 521 1 612 Land in farms ..................acres.. 426 189 392 585 Average size of farm .......acres.. 280 244 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 365 795 295 989 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 204 1 310 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 846 24 187 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 115 121 10 to 49 acres ...................... 409 457 50 to 179 acres ..................... 527 596 180 to 499 acres .................... 276 257 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 96 94 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 204 1 301 acres.. 271 383 243 880 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 887 958 acres.. 143 528 128 300 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 35 acres.. 519 412 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 152 28 008 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 482 17 375 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 159 13 569 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 994 14 440 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 610 671 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 263 323 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 253 264 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 201 175 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 72 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 44 $100,000 or more .................... 57 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 909 25 056 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 965 15 534 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 522 1 613 $1,000.. - 178 786 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 117 487 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 571 524 Other ............................... 950 1 088 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 944 1 105 200 days or more ................... 667 827 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 148 1 181 number.. 53 163 51 657 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 014 1 052 number.. 28 062 25 368 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 35 number.. 2 097 2 140 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 085 1 145 number.. 28 453 27 412 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 37 number.. 744 1 787 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 23 number.. 1 699 2 582 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 30 number.. 1 007 934 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 65 101 number.. 1 383 9 406 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 80 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 96 100 acres.. 30 356 21 543 bushels.. 2 088 680 1 593 425 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 116 171 acres.. 24 525 21 545 bushels.. 876 504 849 188 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 74 215 acres.. 12 561 28 506 bushels.. 385 018 856 556 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 95 121 acres.. 34 377 22 881 bales.. 21 788 15 288 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 728 741 acres.. 42 968 32 937 tons, dry.. 85 234 52 326 @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. .