1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HALE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 774 818 Land in farms ..................acres.. 560 355 582 208 Average size of farm .......acres.. 724 712 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 415 930 396 878 Average per acre .........dollars.. 580 557 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 294 98 166 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 93 180 to 499 acres .................... 172 186 500 to 999 acres .................... 245 300 1,000 acres or more ................. 193 160 Total cropland .................farms.. 730 758 acres.. 515 089 507 399 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 669 713 acres.. 333 146 280 454 Irrigated land .................farms.. 600 626 acres.. 292 707 240 956 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 177 397 160 277 Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 195 195 938 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 438 90 246 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 106 959 70 031 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 154 154 $100,000 or more .................... 291 376 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 166 013 115 992 Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 210 141 799 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 775 818 $1,000.. 11 928 45 415 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 391 55 520 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 583 646 Other ............................... 191 172 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 289 296 200 days or more ................... 151 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 181 249 number.. 72 747 85 160 Beef cows ..................farms.. 130 141 number.. (D) 6 534 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 5 number.. (D) 176 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 184 260 number.. 124 793 136 614 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 27 number.. (D) 12 826 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 25 number.. (D) 21 468 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 18 number.. 8 051 2 507 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 15 number.. 218 315 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 365 397 acres.. 80 005 58 550 bushels.. 11 824 662 8 583 187 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 375 218 acres.. 109 093 20 643 bushels.. 7 882 592 1 530 392 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 242 275 acres.. 28 206 28 069 bushels.. 940 899 722 483 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 187 629 acres.. 36 188 151 555 bales.. 30 252 190 141 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 271 147 acres.. 63 955 11 586 bushels.. 2 291 418 443 414 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 88 102 acres.. 5 624 5 335 tons, dry.. 15 196 11 008 @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. .