1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOOD COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 659 638 Land in farms ..................acres.. 225 852 212 741 Average size of farm .......acres.. 343 333 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 397 600 312 701 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 089 950 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 122 21 598 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 143 170 50 to 179 acres ..................... 229 221 180 to 499 acres .................... 142 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 527 523 acres.. 73 683 57 919 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 383 330 acres.. 24 162 21 916 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 36 acres.. 4 611 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 680 20 089 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 898 31 487 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 367 7 640 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 313 12 449 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 240 241 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 109 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 122 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 16 $100,000 or more .................... 28 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 951 18 197 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 205 28 522 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 659 638 $1,000.. 5 280 2 630 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 012 4 123 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 271 216 Other ............................... 388 422 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 424 428 200 days or more ................... 301 329 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 509 494 number.. 30 863 28 782 Beef cows ..................farms.. 454 432 number.. 15 252 11 439 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 18 number.. 691 590 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 497 494 number.. 19 481 24 120 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 20 number.. 225 243 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 14 number.. 313 688 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 17 number.. 86 1 157 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 52 number.. 1 083 1 169 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 76 bushels.. (D) 1 870 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 10 acres.. (D) 495 bushels.. (D) 9 221 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 18 acres.. 158 584 bushels.. 1 767 13 640 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 314 251 acres.. 16 624 8 832 tons, dry.. 37 292 17 184 @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. .