1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HALL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 297 296 Land in farms ..................acres.. 443 027 393 949 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 492 1 331 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 272 531 267 627 Average per acre .........dollars.. 192 194 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 066 48 852 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 107 103 Total cropland .................farms.. 260 266 acres.. 180 512 172 590 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 200 216 acres.. 86 363 78 598 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 47 acres.. 11 070 5 393 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 053 21 449 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 886 72 464 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 278 17 527 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 775 3 922 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 59 $100,000 or more .................... 59 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 547 12 500 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 348 42 373 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 297 295 $1,000.. 4 860 8 171 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 365 27 699 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 202 218 Other ............................... 95 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 114 200 days or more ................... 66 60 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 157 160 number.. 18 855 15 481 Beef cows ..................farms.. 147 136 number.. 10 002 8 070 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 21 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 158 166 number.. 10 328 10 528 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 17 number.. 288 269 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 10 number.. 410 425 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 30 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 25 acres.. 1 812 1 624 bushels.. 56 854 44 075 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 34 acres.. 5 972 4 755 bushels.. 105 858 106 332 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 164 194 acres.. 68 086 65 321 bales.. 52 731 56 741 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 68 63 acres.. 6 447 6 561 tons, dry.. 12 309 19 422 @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. .