1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GLASSCOCK COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 204 199 Land in farms ..................acres.. 477 515 529 304 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 341 2 660 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 767 948 967 899 Average per acre .........dollars.. 336 359 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 372 84 132 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 9 14 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 100 88 Total cropland .................farms.. 150 155 acres.. 114 273 110 504 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 124 134 acres.. 70 637 63 954 Irrigated land .................farms.. 82 88 acres.. 35 679 27 588 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 317 22 357 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 396 112 348 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 674 19 113 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 642 3 245 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 22 $100,000 or more .................... 73 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 218 14 636 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 600 73 549 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 204 199 $1,000.. 7 254 8 805 Average per farm..........dollars.. 35 559 44 246 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 143 156 Other ............................... 61 43 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 78 64 200 days or more ................... 45 38 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 87 87 number.. 9 606 15 181 Beef cows ..................farms.. 79 75 number.. 5 974 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 1 number.. 17 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 88 83 number.. 4 559 7 662 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 7 number.. 112 796 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 7 number.. 340 1 578 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 39 number.. 12 258 13 568 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) 145 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 44 56 acres.. 5 817 7 453 bushels.. 282 205 339 412 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 30 acres.. 3 364 4 360 bushels.. 73 555 80 041 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 99 114 acres.. 59 037 (D) bales.. 66 341 56 905 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 34 42 acres.. 2 047 2 244 tons, dry.. 2 653 3 512 @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. .