1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KIMBLE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 476 442 Land in farms ..................acres.. 774 804 781 013 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 628 1 767 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 587 318 662 271 Average per acre .........dollars.. 398 388 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 283 16 896 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 202 184 Total cropland .................farms.. 244 224 acres.. 24 329 25 970 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 153 140 acres.. 6 071 5 269 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 61 acres.. 1 397 1 835 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 846 8 935 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 483 20 216 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 624 477 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 222 8 459 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 136 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 24 $100,000 or more .................... 11 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 521 8 886 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 800 20 104 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 476 442 $1,000.. 353 - 192 Average per farm..........dollars.. 742 - 434 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 268 230 Other ............................... 208 212 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 238 242 200 days or more ................... 145 137 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 359 333 number.. 22 765 20 763 Beef cows ..................farms.. 331 307 number.. 14 530 11 738 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 7 number.. 115 17 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 356 329 number.. 11 923 12 793 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 14 number.. 311 1 062 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 13 number.. 920 1 862 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 171 165 number.. 44 812 47 225 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 24 number.. (D) 634 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 540 bushels.. 0 12 530 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 6 acres.. 1 272 (D) bushels.. 25 710 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 85 80 acres.. 3 104 2 731 tons, dry.. 5 887 6 232 @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. .