1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NOLAN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 439 454 Land in farms ..................acres.. 536 300 555 520 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 222 1 224 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 462 668 373 359 Average per acre .........dollars.. 348 317 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 894 33 711 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 83 180 to 499 acres .................... 115 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 89 1,000 acres or more ................. 125 124 Total cropland .................farms.. 337 383 acres.. 139 460 174 038 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 232 262 acres.. 67 385 63 020 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 26 acres.. 2 209 1 619 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 210 38 204 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 705 84 151 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 728 11 355 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 482 26 849 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 113 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 57 $100,000 or more .................... 58 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 265 28 304 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 647 62 343 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 438 454 $1,000.. 6 100 6 942 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 927 15 292 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 229 224 Other ............................... 210 230 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 235 275 200 days or more ................... 157 183 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 285 282 number.. 38 123 36 116 Beef cows ..................farms.. 261 251 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 8 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 281 285 number.. 48 709 45 229 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 17 number.. 480 464 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 12 number.. 620 595 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 31 number.. 6 407 8 037 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 15 number.. (D) 306 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 37 48 acres.. 5 773 4 222 bushels.. 214 362 181 583 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 42 60 acres.. 6 291 7 181 bushels.. 159 027 121 321 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 124 153 acres.. 45 223 43 020 bales.. 36 446 38 319 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 114 131 acres.. 8 997 8 886 tons, dry.. 15 316 17 904 @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. .