1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LYNN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 478 503 Land in farms ..................acres.. 491 015 474 424 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 027 943 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 407 868 354 998 Average per acre .........dollars.. 391 391 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 806 71 712 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 55 52 180 to 499 acres .................... 98 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 140 1,000 acres or more ................. 188 176 Total cropland .................farms.. 463 484 acres.. 421 860 388 772 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 423 466 acres.. 268 598 212 326 Irrigated land .................farms.. 158 144 acres.. 44 233 30 796 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 532 48 755 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 624 96 928 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 584 45 018 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 948 3 737 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 131 $100,000 or more .................... 175 172 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 339 28 424 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 989 56 510 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 477 503 $1,000.. 12 818 17 687 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 873 35 164 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 387 419 Other ............................... 91 84 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 152 147 200 days or more ................... 76 81 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 121 131 number.. 7 356 10 939 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 115 number.. 3 631 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 1 number.. 15 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 111 126 number.. 8 637 8 212 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 16 number.. 595 351 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 13 number.. 1 292 1 082 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 9 number.. 460 488 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 12 number.. (D) 293 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 195 173 acres.. 89 527 14 365 bushels.. 4 221 774 496 168 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 42 acres.. 5 898 1 966 bushels.. 126 806 30 924 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 336 448 acres.. 165 600 187 282 bales.. 148 874 158 417 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 2 acres.. 1 354 (D) bushels.. 41 636 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 53 86 acres.. 3 049 4 664 tons, dry.. 5 115 9 382 @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. .