1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTAGUE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 132 1 118 Land in farms ..................acres.. 495 364 448 354 Average size of farm .......acres.. 438 401 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 822 219 368 Average per acre .........dollars.. 546 575 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 578 18 552 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 139 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 372 375 180 to 499 acres .................... 315 341 500 to 999 acres .................... 143 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 121 102 Total cropland .................farms.. 839 856 acres.. 142 509 134 915 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 587 544 acres.. 45 146 35 470 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 39 acres.. 650 767 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 808 25 400 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 682 22 719 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 312 3 543 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 496 21 858 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 285 316 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 170 194 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 222 222 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 210 197 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 131 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 52 $100,000 or more .................... 58 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 028 22 841 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 459 20 449 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 132 1 117 $1,000.. 3 312 1 565 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 926 1 401 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 491 445 Other ............................... 641 673 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 690 717 200 days or more ................... 487 525 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 936 937 number.. 75 818 74 100 Beef cows ..................farms.. 843 840 number.. 37 107 32 642 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 40 number.. 1 457 1 533 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 925 939 number.. 40 935 47 010 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 40 number.. 246 613 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 28 number.. 609 900 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 23 number.. 471 311 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 55 92 number.. (D) 4 649 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 8 acres.. 340 453 bushels.. 10 457 11 327 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 100 88 acres.. 16 410 11 662 bushels.. 455 331 323 563 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 451 416 acres.. 22 619 18 481 tons, dry.. 51 941 36 454 @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. .