1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FLOYD COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 474 523 Land in farms ..................acres.. 629 148 607 773 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 327 1 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 482 269 437 296 Average per acre .........dollars.. 365 398 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 783 90 794 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 48 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 130 129 1,000 acres or more ................. 200 212 Total cropland .................farms.. 448 499 acres.. 450 812 450 586 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 390 469 acres.. 258 546 246 634 Irrigated land .................farms.. 296 348 acres.. 154 102 144 503 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 109 900 134 184 Average per farm .........dollars.. 231 857 256 565 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 267 44 261 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 69 633 89 923 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 98 91 $100,000 or more .................... 171 189 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 92 312 114 816 Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 752 219 533 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 474 523 $1,000.. 15 551 16 859 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 807 32 235 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 380 439 Other ............................... 94 84 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 129 166 200 days or more ................... 67 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 176 196 number.. 52 506 56 764 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 146 number.. 9 496 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 4 number.. 85 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 175 195 number.. 81 969 153 334 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 9 number.. 131 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 8 number.. 112 657 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 17 number.. 2 927 5 174 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 11 number.. (D) 149 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 110 92 acres.. 16 901 9 884 bushels.. 2 420 122 1 352 028 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 270 247 acres.. 105 332 25 335 bushels.. 7 441 944 1 723 830 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 260 352 acres.. 64 487 78 249 bushels.. 1 678 293 1 293 928 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 154 398 acres.. 33 006 120 399 bales.. 31 267 108 440 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 137 62 acres.. 25 502 7 090 bushels.. 847 873 249 516 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 69 98 acres.. 3 009 4 777 tons, dry.. 5 732 9 492 @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. .