1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JIM HOGG COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 193 202 Land in farms ..................acres.. 736 407 785 975 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 816 3 891 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 067 899 1 074 743 Average per acre .........dollars.. 283 288 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 242 19 859 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 64 77 acres.. 20 282 18 078 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 15 24 acres.. 2 545 3 648 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 040 11 912 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 476 58 971 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 168 666 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 872 11 246 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 13 $100,000 or more .................... 14 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 008 7 056 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 499 34 930 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 192 202 $1,000.. - 384 3 809 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 2 001 18 855 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 94 93 Other ............................... 99 109 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 101 127 200 days or more ................... 52 67 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 183 188 number.. 28 507 46 849 Beef cows ..................farms.. 170 163 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 181 185 number.. 13 261 29 074 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 141 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.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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.. 12 19 acres.. 1 026 1 288 tons, dry.. 2 061 2 307 @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. .