1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 946 969 Land in farms ..................acres.. 481 539 465 173 Average size of farm .......acres.. 509 480 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 348 433 309 440 Average per acre .........dollars.. 729 650 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 591 63 840 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 115 116 10 to 49 acres ...................... 193 166 50 to 179 acres ..................... 147 153 180 to 499 acres .................... 153 190 500 to 999 acres .................... 181 197 1,000 acres or more ................. 157 147 Total cropland .................farms.. 871 874 acres.. 416 904 410 551 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 755 792 acres.. 293 169 231 814 Irrigated land .................farms.. 529 560 acres.. 144 988 123 724 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 133 233 139 982 Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 839 144 460 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 418 62 154 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 83 815 77 827 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 231 203 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 94 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 124 125 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 151 158 $100,000 or more .................... 175 244 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 121 189 112 635 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 106 116 119 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 946 970 $1,000.. 10 959 26 239 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 585 27 051 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 583 592 Other ............................... 363 377 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 447 476 200 days or more ................... 274 283 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 247 235 number.. 54 047 60 145 Beef cows ..................farms.. 185 156 number.. 5 131 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 11 number.. 36 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 233 232 number.. (D) 113 155 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 61 number.. 17 178 15 489 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 60 number.. 29 544 30 634 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 35 number.. 3 460 4 745 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 38 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 22 acres.. 1 597 1 395 bushels.. 194 390 160 977 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 399 254 acres.. 166 796 21 242 bushels.. 10 160 344 967 899 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 96 66 acres.. 11 930 4 562 bushels.. 270 095 71 888 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 281 623 acres.. 78 771 195 699 bales.. 71 143 193 843 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 108 17 acres.. 21 879 1 325 bushels.. 660 737 33 895 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 161 175 acres.. 7 679 5 169 tons, dry.. 14 740 8 970 @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. .