1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOPKINS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 759 1 766 Land in farms ..................acres.. 386 546 374 043 Average size of farm .......acres.. 220 212 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 196 545 186 108 Average per acre .........dollars.. 966 897 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 712 31 274 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 316 300 50 to 179 acres ..................... 737 749 180 to 499 acres .................... 494 487 500 to 999 acres .................... 109 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 505 1 512 acres.. 211 767 199 868 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 203 1 195 acres.. 77 269 68 937 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 10 acres.. 789 43 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 137 148 119 390 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 970 67 605 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 564 2 176 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 134 584 117 214 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 393 447 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 242 235 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 273 273 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 245 198 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 114 118 $100,000 or more .................... 394 401 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 112 536 89 649 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 013 50 764 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 758 1 766 $1,000.. 27 317 30 570 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 538 17 310 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 010 967 Other ............................... 749 799 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 863 893 200 days or more ................... 579 621 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 499 1 536 number.. 156 107 147 107 Beef cows ..................farms.. 957 956 number.. 38 093 32 040 Milk cows ..................farms.. 508 527 number.. 63 912 65 625 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 474 1 540 number.. 73 134 72 346 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 65 number.. 1 997 2 284 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 44 number.. 5 126 5 091 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 13 number.. 422 326 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 76 115 number.. 1 511 2 775 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 8 number.. 3 823 298 1 047 350 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 17 bushels.. 0 595 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 9 acres.. (D) 281 bushels.. (D) 14 361 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 12 acres.. 1 654 516 bushels.. 49 790 17 796 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 7 acres.. 0 289 bales.. 0 177 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 1 acres.. 96 (D) bushels.. 1 680 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 175 1 163 acres.. 77 098 68 167 tons, dry.. 226 070 178 230 @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. .