1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MOORE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 292 297 Land in farms ..................acres.. 587 264 564 821 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 011 1 902 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 813 165 663 236 Average per acre .........dollars.. 409 335 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 307 98 851 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 16 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 35 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 142 138 Total cropland .................farms.. 236 245 acres.. (D) 262 265 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 203 224 acres.. 162 528 133 869 Irrigated land .................farms.. 173 187 acres.. 121 917 99 944 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 265 151 208 478 Average per farm .........dollars.. 908 051 701 946 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 958 19 535 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 227 193 188 943 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 52 $100,000 or more .................... 164 126 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 229 588 189 624 Average per farm .........dollars.. 786 260 638 463 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 292 297 $1,000.. 34 576 17 246 Average per farm..........dollars.. 118 412 58 069 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 219 229 Other ............................... 73 68 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 107 104 200 days or more ................... 75 59 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 155 164 number.. 161 975 164 838 Beef cows ..................farms.. 73 65 number.. 11 002 9 302 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 5 number.. 24 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 160 171 number.. 299 597 308 046 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 14 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 12 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. 62 46 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 12 number.. (D) 392 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 135 83 acres.. 52 975 24 546 bushels.. 9 472 575 3 488 866 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 101 147 acres.. 22 138 32 906 bushels.. 1 866 713 2 930 316 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 185 199 acres.. 81 552 70 228 bushels.. 3 676 627 2 765 331 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 560 bushels.. (D) 24 329 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 42 40 acres.. 2 959 2 120 tons, dry.. 5 172 5 271 @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. .