1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARTLEY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 228 246 Land in farms ..................acres.. 686 578 956 997 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 011 3 890 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 911 104 982 638 Average per acre .........dollars.. 318 251 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 078 104 864 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 1 50 to 179 acres ..................... 17 15 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 117 130 Total cropland .................farms.. 183 208 acres.. (D) 251 460 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 159 178 acres.. 140 626 115 245 Irrigated land .................farms.. 129 144 acres.. 109 772 80 942 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 275 224 221 278 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 207 121 899 505 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 782 16 718 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 242 442 204 561 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 4 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 43 $100,000 or more .................... 119 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 226 270 211 121 Average per farm .........dollars.. 992 413 858 217 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 228 246 $1,000.. 50 102 9 313 Average per farm..........dollars.. 219 745 37 859 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 178 184 Other ............................... 50 62 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 83 109 200 days or more ................... 51 60 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 116 151 number.. 147 208 174 606 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 53 number.. 8 916 12 003 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 5 number.. 8 11 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 119 156 number.. 304 693 316 694 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 1 number.. 1 465 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 6 number.. 32 459 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 93 83 acres.. 43 932 23 635 bushels.. 8 061 762 3 624 577 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 64 79 acres.. 17 175 19 249 bushels.. 1 248 034 1 224 631 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 144 151 acres.. 71 541 65 990 bushels.. 3 204 781 2 531 932 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 4 acres.. 149 232 bushels.. 3 851 9 609 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 38 47 acres.. 5 080 4 977 tons, dry.. 20 365 12 659 @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. .