1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HASKELL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 546 619 Land in farms ..................acres.. 494 177 453 977 Average size of farm .......acres.. 905 733 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 334 246 312 359 Average per acre .........dollars.. 400 413 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 965 58 498 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 112 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 152 500 to 999 acres .................... 136 147 1,000 acres or more ................. 152 150 Total cropland .................farms.. 505 586 acres.. 307 481 298 084 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 450 539 acres.. 195 185 179 421 Irrigated land .................farms.. 100 83 acres.. 19 759 14 328 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 003 32 586 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 772 52 643 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 725 24 817 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 279 7 769 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 82 123 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 111 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 111 $100,000 or more .................... 96 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 577 25 211 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 171 40 729 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 546 619 $1,000.. 7 150 10 264 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 096 16 581 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 376 448 Other ............................... 170 171 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 219 297 200 days or more ................... 126 140 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 307 322 number.. 24 295 22 825 Beef cows ..................farms.. 269 260 number.. 9 408 7 900 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 6 number.. 46 149 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 304 331 number.. 17 542 17 628 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 14 number.. 241 464 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 8 number.. 1 497 790 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 10 number.. 533 272 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 20 number.. (D) 344 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 140 232 acres.. 18 022 16 716 bushels.. 653 967 654 188 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 322 371 acres.. 63 922 53 172 bushels.. 1 560 054 1 298 545 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 314 430 acres.. 88 887 97 095 bales.. 53 010 61 174 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 190 204 acres.. 8 844 8 371 tons, dry.. 15 142 13 682 @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. .