1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFF DAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 99 90 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 524 636 1 532 081 Average size of farm .......acres.. 15 400 17 023 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 478 247 2 318 322 Average per acre .........dollars.. 96 136 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 415 28 149 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 12 9 180 to 499 acres .................... 4 8 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 20 15 acres.. 1 525 530 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 12 13 acres.. (D) (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 12 acres.. 197 113 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 211 9 380 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 142 104 220 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 394 14 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 817 9 366 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 6 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 8 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 12 $100,000 or more .................... 26 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 129 7 794 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 214 86 595 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 99 90 $1,000.. 1 082 1 586 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 928 17 624 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 57 62 Other ............................... 42 28 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 39 41 200 days or more ................... 26 19 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 75 76 number.. 37 087 41 131 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 68 number.. 23 352 22 837 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. 52 29 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 76 70 number.. 21 174 22 384 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 144 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 164 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 53 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, dry.. 0 (D) @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. .