1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRAY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 313 323 Land in farms ..................acres.. 576 013 504 506 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 840 1 562 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 438 419 406 065 Average per acre .........dollars.. 248 249 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 496 62 839 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 112 111 Total cropland .................farms.. 228 242 acres.. 154 818 162 729 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 164 193 acres.. 92 719 77 615 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 54 acres.. 21 884 17 443 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 80 751 88 199 Average per farm .........dollars.. 257 990 273 062 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 494 5 468 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 72 257 82 731 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 57 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 32 $100,000 or more .................... 70 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 385 80 988 Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 602 250 738 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 314 323 $1,000.. 12 637 7 194 Average per farm..........dollars.. 40 246 22 272 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 166 175 Other ............................... 147 148 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 168 167 200 days or more ................... 118 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 198 201 number.. 80 398 85 778 Beef cows ..................farms.. 148 137 number.. (D) 9 408 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 193 209 number.. 106 948 128 865 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 14 number.. 967 2 779 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 12 number.. 2 100 5 492 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. 124 154 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 18 number.. (D) 343 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 10 acres.. 3 435 815 bushels.. 519 335 89 841 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 66 74 acres.. 19 427 16 098 bushels.. 1 118 006 1 069 827 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 118 149 acres.. 64 252 54 269 bushels.. 1 706 799 1 296 025 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 75 81 acres.. 5 506 6 576 tons, dry.. 12 747 11 734 @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. .