1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FISHER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 547 629 Land in farms ..................acres.. 545 666 504 096 Average size of farm .......acres.. 998 801 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 365 643 307 468 Average per acre .........dollars.. 394 387 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 270 42 401 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 89 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 174 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 153 142 Total cropland .................farms.. 484 567 acres.. 244 160 235 918 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 361 476 acres.. 107 188 104 311 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 28 acres.. 903 2 113 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 068 29 803 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 485 47 382 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 556 16 824 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 512 12 980 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 117 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 78 $100,000 or more .................... 76 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 970 20 403 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 336 32 385 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 547 630 $1,000.. 5 856 7 364 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 705 11 688 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 340 385 Other ............................... 207 244 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 231 325 200 days or more ................... 149 204 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 381 424 number.. 33 776 35 136 Beef cows ..................farms.. 329 383 number.. 14 361 16 728 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 13 number.. 297 199 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 389 439 number.. 21 174 28 545 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 21 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 16 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 12 number.. 845 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 25 number.. (D) 573 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 57 acres.. 870 2 953 bushels.. 29 366 99 427 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 93 156 acres.. 26 859 24 149 bushels.. 614 229 510 421 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 227 305 acres.. 64 550 63 194 bales.. 47 635 51 422 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 200 212 acres.. 14 440 12 742 tons, dry.. 23 057 23 355 @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. .