1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MILLS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 689 682 Land in farms ..................acres.. 428 243 403 063 Average size of farm .......acres.. 622 591 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 311 540 331 025 Average per acre .........dollars.. 470 553 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 265 22 128 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 156 160 180 to 499 acres .................... 229 228 500 to 999 acres .................... 121 122 1,000 acres or more ................. 116 101 Total cropland .................farms.. 501 489 acres.. 96 947 84 766 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 342 316 acres.. 31 632 22 899 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 25 acres.. 4 474 1 680 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 366 20 606 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 656 30 213 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 393 1 055 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 973 19 550 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 171 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 125 138 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 149 157 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 39 $100,000 or more .................... 29 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 799 19 681 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 418 28 858 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 688 682 $1,000.. 205 1 171 Average per farm..........dollars.. 298 1 717 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 382 342 Other ............................... 307 340 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 357 397 200 days or more ................... 227 247 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 499 523 number.. 38 621 37 051 Beef cows ..................farms.. 446 469 number.. (D) 15 754 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 22 number.. (D) 1 341 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 493 528 number.. 23 944 25 447 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 31 number.. 683 2 402 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 23 number.. 1 152 3 595 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 175 209 number.. 30 777 34 345 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 55 number.. 545 860 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 19 20 acres.. 768 1 507 bushels.. 24 231 38 091 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 72 53 acres.. 6 409 3 601 bushels.. 154 257 88 010 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 270 241 acres.. 16 505 10 087 tons, dry.. 35 760 15 041 @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. .