1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FANNIN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 411 1 533 Land in farms ..................acres.. 412 632 442 247 Average size of farm .......acres.. 292 288 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 032 209 365 Average per acre .........dollars.. 695 747 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 305 23 492 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 267 286 50 to 179 acres ..................... 566 670 180 to 499 acres .................... 339 302 500 to 999 acres .................... 109 129 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 78 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 164 1 244 acres.. 246 616 258 448 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 909 959 acres.. 124 285 122 222 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 47 acres.. 2 012 2 988 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 693 25 220 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 627 16 452 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 825 10 610 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 868 14 611 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 442 502 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 254 312 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 260 272 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 235 243 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 59 $100,000 or more .................... 55 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 746 22 432 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 247 14 642 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 411 1 532 $1,000.. 1 567 1 562 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 110 1 019 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 649 602 Other ............................... 762 931 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 772 974 200 days or more ................... 563 676 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 098 1 173 number.. 60 832 65 576 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 003 1 057 number.. 32 772 33 267 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 45 number.. 851 1 077 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 077 1 173 number.. 31 428 34 546 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 52 number.. 950 1 343 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 40 number.. 1 135 1 648 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 22 number.. 372 492 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 66 97 number.. 1 344 2 098 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 42 acres.. 6 198 6 802 bushels.. 448 765 496 557 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 110 173 acres.. 25 463 22 203 bushels.. 1 060 375 1 074 620 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 144 267 acres.. 28 382 43 005 bushels.. 819 634 1 440 020 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 6 acres.. 1 808 378 bales.. 1 126 337 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 63 32 acres.. 13 183 6 454 bushels.. 361 332 92 986 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 766 745 acres.. 44 985 39 595 tons, dry.. 85 874 73 387 @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. .