1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HANSFORD COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 280 343 Land in farms ..................acres.. 576 468 575 744 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 059 1 679 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 688 310 564 726 Average per acre .........dollars.. 331 380 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 449 95 269 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 6 18 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 160 179 Total cropland .................farms.. 243 285 acres.. 310 375 342 682 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 221 259 acres.. 203 150 169 195 Irrigated land .................farms.. 167 193 acres.. 132 386 116 070 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 302 873 310 843 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 081 689 906 248 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 026 17 400 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 269 847 293 443 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 64 $100,000 or more .................... 166 151 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 270 640 277 775 Average per farm .........dollars.. 970 035 809 839 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 279 343 $1,000.. 29 414 29 908 Average per farm..........dollars.. 105 425 87 196 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 232 269 Other ............................... 48 74 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 86 130 200 days or more ................... 49 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 156 229 number.. 207 882 221 013 Beef cows ..................farms.. 51 73 number.. 3 885 8 294 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. 3 6 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 158 236 number.. 368 130 442 177 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 16 number.. 859 534 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 15 number.. 990 905 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 85 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. 56 360 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 90 44 acres.. 30 866 11 599 bushels.. 5 437 713 1 449 973 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 128 172 acres.. 31 050 44 758 bushels.. 2 669 873 3 820 068 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 213 238 acres.. 138 323 106 326 bushels.. 5 367 800 2 830 397 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 56 70 acres.. 3 371 5 842 tons, dry.. 6 830 10 881 @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. .