1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARDIN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 274 337 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 436 63 879 Average size of farm .......acres.. 118 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 891 159 352 Average per acre .........dollars.. 947 1 077 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 765 17 588 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 132 160 50 to 179 acres ..................... 68 71 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 218 254 acres.. 12 716 12 366 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 156 181 acres.. 5 326 3 870 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 23 acres.. 1 074 544 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 715 1 695 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 907 5 030 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 942 686 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 773 1 009 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 144 212 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 7 $100,000 or more .................... 7 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 886 2 196 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 533 6 498 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 274 338 $1,000.. 367 - 760 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 338 - 2 247 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 97 97 Other ............................... 177 240 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 180 242 200 days or more ................... 135 172 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 187 224 number.. 5 171 4 914 Beef cows ..................farms.. 169 202 number.. 3 078 2 885 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 8 number.. 10 12 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 165 193 number.. 2 523 2 358 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 23 number.. 322 297 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 19 number.. 525 328 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 63 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 32 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 9 acres.. 35 38 bushels.. 1 879 1 050 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 276 Rice..........................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) 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.. 113 130 acres.. 3 746 2 724 tons, dry.. 8 039 6 226 @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. .