1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MITCHELL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 371 387 Land in farms ..................acres.. 587 316 531 023 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 583 1 372 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 292 897 348 651 Average per acre .........dollars.. 194 251 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 688 41 394 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 65 73 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 106 102 Total cropland .................farms.. 307 333 acres.. 175 553 175 702 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 198 258 acres.. 54 979 64 001 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 25 acres.. 1 193 475 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 437 22 823 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 781 58 974 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 326 14 422 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 111 8 401 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 64 $100,000 or more .................... 52 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 278 15 238 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 292 39 374 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 370 387 $1,000.. 4 815 8 350 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 013 21 577 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 210 223 Other ............................... 161 164 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 186 198 200 days or more ................... 121 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 228 232 number.. 26 615 24 227 Beef cows ..................farms.. 209 199 number.. 11 068 9 545 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 4 number.. 29 5 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 222 231 number.. 20 065 16 813 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 10 number.. 59 76 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 7 number.. 257 63 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 14 number.. 9 251 9 776 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 19 number.. 72 509 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 21 32 acres.. 2 510 1 669 bushels.. 72 484 59 142 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 26 acres.. 1 483 1 954 bushels.. 27 917 34 926 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 145 212 acres.. 42 037 51 593 bales.. 34 953 48 127 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 105 115 acres.. 7 753 9 026 tons, dry.. 11 265 11 570 @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. .