1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 310 343 Land in farms ..................acres.. 724 706 733 377 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 338 2 138 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 477 924 539 131 Average per acre .........dollars.. 214 254 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 130 32 632 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 74 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 208 250 acres.. 57 666 72 322 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 161 186 acres.. 29 128 33 449 Irrigated land .................farms.. 101 137 acres.. 11 640 9 611 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 336 14 534 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 922 42 372 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 684 6 420 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 652 8 114 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 33 $100,000 or more .................... 41 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 991 11 695 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 773 34 097 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 311 343 $1,000.. 3 975 3 196 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 780 9 318 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 149 134 Other ............................... 161 209 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 191 236 200 days or more ................... 128 171 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 139 151 number.. 24 138 22 058 Beef cows ..................farms.. 104 108 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 12 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 119 142 number.. 13 621 15 448 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 16 number.. 341 632 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 17 number.. 441 802 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 12 number.. (D) 7 044 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 34 number.. 406 677 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 10 acres.. (D) 516 bushels.. (D) 20 994 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 217 (D) bushels.. (D) 12 694 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 64 86 acres.. 24 109 25 953 bales.. 21 746 19 561 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 64 69 acres.. 4 708 3 817 tons, dry.. 11 231 8 533 @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. .