1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HUDSPETH COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 131 148 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 234 262 2 266 986 Average size of farm .......acres.. 17 055 15 317 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 464 669 2 538 514 Average per acre .........dollars.. 145 166 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 123 81 117 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 20 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 81 Total cropland .................farms.. 68 84 acres.. 42 458 50 712 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 61 76 acres.. 21 280 30 417 Irrigated land .................farms.. 63 77 acres.. 21 940 30 967 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 154 23 205 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 213 156 787 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 635 13 227 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 518 9 977 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 16 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 18 $100,000 or more .................... 39 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 645 18 773 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 948 126 846 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 132 148 $1,000.. 4 616 4 666 Average per farm..........dollars.. 34 968 31 526 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 92 104 Other ............................... 39 44 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 54 55 200 days or more ................... 29 34 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 74 84 number.. 22 372 26 987 Beef cows ..................farms.. 69 76 number.. 12 996 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 8 number.. 7 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 75 87 number.. 11 122 19 218 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 8 number.. 66 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 6 number.. 48 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 7 number.. 95 1 218 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 88 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 6 acres.. 460 413 bushels.. (D) 21 376 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 1 474 bushels.. (D) 91 897 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 29 50 acres.. 9 667 16 720 bales.. 16 429 28 202 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 41 45 acres.. 7 554 11 285 tons, dry.. 34 975 41 585 @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. .