1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LIPSCOMB COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 304 314 Land in farms ..................acres.. 588 500 558 370 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 936 1 778 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 358 172 414 949 Average per acre .........dollars.. 216 240 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 385 60 560 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 29 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 117 147 Total cropland .................farms.. 219 261 acres.. (D) 185 901 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 177 206 acres.. 75 212 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 45 acres.. 15 419 10 267 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 814 31 917 Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 966 101 648 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 618 3 902 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 195 28 015 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 52 $100,000 or more .................... 58 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 229 25 526 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 968 81 294 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 303 314 $1,000.. 2 935 4 074 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 687 12 973 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 190 196 Other ............................... 114 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 141 157 200 days or more ................... 88 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 200 224 number.. 56 219 48 552 Beef cows ..................farms.. 150 145 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 207 234 number.. 57 742 55 761 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 14 number.. 719 1 044 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 14 number.. 1 260 1 386 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 13 number.. (D) 360 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 31 59 acres.. 3 285 5 263 bushels.. 124 455 252 517 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 141 183 acres.. 61 483 61 825 bushels.. 1 333 587 1 354 866 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.. 84 78 acres.. 11 718 5 280 tons, dry.. 15 630 7 811 @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. .