1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARDEMAN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 303 310 Land in farms ..................acres.. 313 952 330 751 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 036 1 067 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 248 617 351 300 Average per acre .........dollars.. 252 355 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 340 64 519 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 96 111 Total cropland .................farms.. 280 303 acres.. 165 147 187 713 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 232 282 acres.. 95 577 107 794 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 33 acres.. 4 801 4 917 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 923 12 719 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 351 41 028 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 886 8 131 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 037 4 588 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 20 $100,000 or more .................... 31 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 308 10 043 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 020 32 395 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 303 310 $1,000.. 1 153 1 119 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 806 3 608 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 173 193 Other ............................... 130 117 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 163 157 200 days or more ................... 93 103 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 191 196 number.. 16 656 17 594 Beef cows ..................farms.. 172 177 number.. (D) 8 471 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 184 193 number.. 8 779 12 109 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 5 number.. 67 76 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 5 number.. 129 47 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 5 number.. 252 172 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 8 number.. 61 224 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 7 acres.. 863 222 bushels.. (D) 10 465 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 190 247 acres.. 70 909 81 388 bushels.. 1 487 677 1 527 974 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 71 90 acres.. 16 073 18 709 bales.. 8 467 13 134 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 103 96 acres.. 5 847 5 608 tons, dry.. 8 279 7 098 @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. .