1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GAINES COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 616 627 Land in farms ..................acres.. 686 578 674 419 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 115 1 076 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 531 896 421 556 Average per acre .........dollars.. 523 393 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 219 85 889 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 76 63 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 153 192 1,000 acres or more ................. 227 219 Total cropland .................farms.. 573 604 acres.. 498 303 526 274 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 512 556 acres.. 328 179 287 568 Irrigated land .................farms.. 411 373 acres.. 202 129 159 642 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 134 329 83 712 Average per farm .........dollars.. 218 066 133 512 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 104 027 78 834 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 301 4 878 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 130 $100,000 or more .................... 316 261 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 106 262 59 851 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 503 95 609 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 616 626 $1,000.. 29 031 22 020 Average per farm..........dollars.. 47 128 35 176 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 472 481 Other ............................... 144 146 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 225 249 200 days or more ................... 124 130 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 141 number.. 51 782 17 607 Beef cows ..................farms.. 102 101 number.. 4 532 4 860 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 8 14 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 122 141 number.. 47 000 12 001 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 35 number.. 649 697 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 25 number.. 1 463 1 176 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 7 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 20 number.. 223 661 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 246 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 148 139 acres.. 44 766 21 262 bushels.. 2 240 285 731 466 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 96 88 acres.. 14 822 15 720 bushels.. 608 996 475 685 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 432 486 acres.. 233 410 223 950 bales.. 252 688 195 799 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 50 77 acres.. 4 458 9 857 tons, dry.. 13 785 28 137 @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. .