1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOCKLEY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 567 563 Land in farms ..................acres.. 490 578 504 681 Average size of farm .......acres.. 865 896 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 369 945 330 133 Average per acre .........dollars.. 439 369 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 391 74 420 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 80 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 139 147 1,000 acres or more ................. 178 177 Total cropland .................farms.. 530 547 acres.. 398 574 382 741 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 475 512 acres.. 270 301 237 592 Irrigated land .................farms.. 296 285 acres.. 101 040 75 016 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 618 74 657 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 147 132 606 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 498 48 885 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 120 25 772 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 108 92 $100,000 or more .................... 175 204 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 662 55 150 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 141 97 957 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 566 563 $1,000.. 16 934 21 530 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 919 38 241 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 402 430 Other ............................... 165 133 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 224 224 200 days or more ................... 128 127 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 137 136 number.. 13 943 22 881 Beef cows ..................farms.. 115 91 number.. 4 847 3 152 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 3 number.. 8 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 123 129 number.. 19 550 42 416 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 10 number.. 1 044 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 6 number.. 1 489 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 12 number.. 2 762 2 499 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 12 number.. 347 258 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 335 284 acres.. 155 358 42 895 bushels.. 9 804 397 1 721 368 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 91 73 acres.. 7 664 8 505 bushels.. 174 629 146 280 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 282 443 acres.. 102 209 180 572 bales.. 89 115 159 606 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 6 acres.. 983 213 bushels.. 27 462 2 920 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 89 84 acres.. 3 960 5 878 tons, dry.. 9 241 14 557 @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. .