1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAMB COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 745 791 Land in farms ..................acres.. 518 028 496 345 Average size of farm .......acres.. 695 627 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 345 242 289 120 Average per acre .........dollars.. 494 459 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 188 76 026 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 126 145 180 to 499 acres .................... 178 204 500 to 999 acres .................... 241 264 1,000 acres or more ................. 144 115 Total cropland .................farms.. 692 743 acres.. 418 121 401 999 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 618 682 acres.. 270 290 226 556 Irrigated land .................farms.. 526 575 acres.. 215 255 178 314 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 206 539 167 721 Average per farm .........dollars.. 277 234 212 037 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 58 953 63 108 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 147 586 104 614 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 161 153 $100,000 or more .................... 244 321 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 189 842 133 203 Average per farm .........dollars.. 254 480 168 612 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 746 790 $1,000.. 16 284 33 425 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 829 42 310 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 574 600 Other ............................... 171 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 252 304 200 days or more ................... 145 152 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 206 283 number.. 128 717 108 151 Beef cows ..................farms.. 121 120 number.. 6 014 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. 8 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 206 286 number.. 201 311 170 376 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 23 number.. 653 5 799 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 22 number.. 1 231 8 296 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 16 number.. 19 538 10 432 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 13 number.. (D) 291 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 274 308 acres.. 54 343 34 224 bushels.. 8 866 899 5 087 187 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 318 214 acres.. 107 805 28 707 bushels.. 6 714 503 1 591 757 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 233 230 acres.. 24 691 17 581 bushels.. 1 044 464 507 457 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 170 563 acres.. 25 574 123 008 bales.. 17 776 159 428 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 219 59 acres.. 41 601 4 260 bushels.. 1 441 810 170 528 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 120 115 acres.. 14 414 11 085 tons, dry.. 49 541 40 506 @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. .