1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOVING COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 14 17 Land in farms ..................acres.. 346 653 415 540 Average size of farm .......acres.. 24 761 24 444 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 640 852 2 606 412 Average per acre .........dollars.. 187 107 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 966 19 630 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 0 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 0 0 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 2 180 to 499 acres .................... 0 2 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 202 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 72 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 989 952 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 633 56 007 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 0 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 989 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 0 2 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 2 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 1 3 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 1 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 1 $100,000 or more .................... 3 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 713 737 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 942 43 375 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 14 17 $1,000.. 276 215 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 692 12 632 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 6 8 Other ............................... 8 9 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 9 11 200 days or more ................... 5 10 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 14 14 number.. 3 456 3 441 Beef cows ..................farms.. 14 8 number.. 2 395 1 844 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 14 15 number.. 2 248 2 160 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) 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 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, dry.. 0 0 @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. .