1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MOTLEY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 190 202 Land in farms ..................acres.. 479 889 467 309 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 526 2 313 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 522 566 602 366 Average per acre .........dollars.. 222 240 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 494 37 771 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 24 17 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 86 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 157 181 acres.. 104 821 104 886 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 107 128 acres.. 43 736 41 385 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 27 acres.. 5 707 3 880 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 406 13 145 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 560 65 075 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 382 6 241 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 024 6 904 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 31 $100,000 or more .................... 36 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 350 9 988 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 213 49 444 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 190 202 $1,000.. 2 064 3 293 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 861 16 303 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 126 126 Other ............................... 64 76 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 63 95 200 days or more ................... 37 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 145 165 number.. 23 813 23 051 Beef cows ..................farms.. 138 155 number.. 14 018 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 147 168 number.. 15 055 14 887 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 4 number.. 45 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 4 number.. 112 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 10 number.. (D) 212 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 10 acres.. 2 596 560 bushels.. 172 450 23 119 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 36 acres.. 4 013 4 510 bushels.. 111 661 69 473 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 68 94 acres.. 30 474 31 980 bales.. 16 930 17 551 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 60 60 acres.. 4 047 3 569 tons, dry.. 7 550 5 668 @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. .