1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HEMPHILL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 229 228 Land in farms ..................acres.. 545 664 615 426 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 383 2 699 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 518 033 532 590 Average per acre .........dollars.. 214 186 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 330 54 178 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 117 107 Total cropland .................farms.. 156 170 acres.. 66 824 68 984 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 105 125 acres.. 29 505 33 748 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 14 acres.. 4 694 3 458 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 174 49 529 Average per farm .........dollars.. 358 838 217 232 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 800 1 546 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 80 373 47 983 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 18 $100,000 or more .................... 60 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 902 46 275 Average per farm .........dollars.. 296 517 203 855 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 229 227 $1,000.. 13 154 4 706 Average per farm..........dollars.. 57 440 20 731 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 160 160 Other ............................... 69 68 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 98 100 200 days or more ................... 63 65 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 189 191 number.. 81 620 69 169 Beef cows ..................farms.. 143 129 number.. 16 112 14 734 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 4 number.. 39 6 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 190 199 number.. 105 987 85 880 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 8 number.. 705 480 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 7 number.. 1 132 1 011 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 8 number.. 121 154 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 17 26 acres.. 3 292 4 378 bushels.. 168 721 182 909 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 55 78 acres.. 18 205 19 576 bushels.. 471 740 392 276 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 86 95 acres.. 7 977 9 640 tons, dry.. 11 000 17 147 @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. .