1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FOARD COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 201 231 Land in farms ..................acres.. 321 752 397 398 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 601 1 720 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 382 185 390 896 Average per acre .........dollars.. 231 250 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 215 40 785 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 28 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 175 223 acres.. (D) 131 129 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 123 192 acres.. 55 871 72 431 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 12 acres.. 226 1 858 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 915 11 696 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 351 50 630 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 631 5 717 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 284 5 978 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 25 $100,000 or more .................... 24 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 947 8 230 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 539 35 629 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 201 231 $1,000.. 882 1 642 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 390 7 109 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 116 153 Other ............................... 85 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 113 129 200 days or more ................... 73 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 138 141 number.. 14 064 16 310 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 123 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 137 141 number.. 8 246 15 453 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 4 number.. 53 148 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 5 number.. 266 223 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) 299 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 9 number.. 152 361 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 2 acres.. 260 (D) bushels.. 6 642 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 109 170 acres.. 42 641 49 180 bushels.. 975 664 1 067 980 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 36 96 acres.. 10 718 17 410 bales.. 5 729 9 866 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 37 57 acres.. 2 121 4 458 tons, dry.. 5 857 7 011 @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. .