1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 904 1 939 Land in farms ..................acres.. 345 138 348 386 Average size of farm .......acres.. 181 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 926 160 597 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 023 881 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 672 19 421 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 125 105 10 to 49 acres ...................... 570 603 50 to 179 acres ..................... 732 747 180 to 499 acres .................... 336 349 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 546 1 547 acres.. 216 612 203 746 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 098 1 056 acres.. 87 626 77 992 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 58 acres.. 261 624 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 854 18 687 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 528 9 638 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 201 5 484 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 652 13 204 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 813 859 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 367 379 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 325 311 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 246 241 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 35 $100,000 or more .................... 45 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 698 19 018 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 965 9 808 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 905 1 939 $1,000.. 473 - 657 Average per farm..........dollars.. 248 - 339 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 714 602 Other ............................... 1 190 1 337 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 194 1 377 200 days or more ................... 868 988 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 397 1 415 number.. 53 811 52 518 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 213 1 231 number.. 27 438 26 691 Milk cows ..................farms.. 70 54 number.. 1 597 1 609 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 311 1 377 number.. 27 461 28 586 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 42 number.. 508 495 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 34 number.. 932 696 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 29 number.. 519 509 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 112 131 number.. 2 757 3 892 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 21 acres.. 2 678 1 781 bushels.. 172 707 118 459 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 62 86 acres.. 14 726 10 423 bushels.. 589 692 484 826 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 56 131 acres.. 13 410 19 206 bushels.. 333 937 517 654 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 55 72 acres.. 9 443 6 418 bales.. 5 489 3 919 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 3 acres.. 1 566 (D) bushels.. 45 819 5 750 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 936 863 acres.. 44 221 38 489 tons, dry.. 79 876 62 716 @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. .