1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC CULLOCH COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 529 489 Land in farms ..................acres.. 675 927 636 274 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 278 1 301 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 560 492 631 033 Average per acre .........dollars.. 414 474 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 194 28 126 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 103 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 142 135 Total cropland .................farms.. 397 364 acres.. 134 489 108 242 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 265 244 acres.. 64 199 48 917 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 13 acres.. 1 358 929 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 346 18 689 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 351 38 218 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 769 3 241 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 577 15 448 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 40 $100,000 or more .................... 61 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 746 14 519 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 218 29 692 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 529 489 $1,000.. 3 393 2 961 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 414 6 055 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 287 246 Other ............................... 242 243 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 274 286 200 days or more ................... 184 200 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 418 372 number.. 45 863 39 276 Beef cows ..................farms.. 382 313 number.. (D) 16 599 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 18 number.. (D) 628 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 408 378 number.. 25 466 25 890 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 24 number.. 2 846 4 215 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 21 number.. 5 128 7 258 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 139 150 number.. 54 521 49 433 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 32 number.. (D) 762 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 23 38 acres.. 3 161 3 726 bushels.. 115 679 143 126 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 123 121 acres.. 40 576 26 822 bushels.. 1 088 292 570 349 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 15 20 acres.. 4 757 2 927 bales.. 3 132 1 966 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 181 140 acres.. 13 738 8 772 tons, dry.. 22 306 (D) @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. .