1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OCHILTREE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 374 391 Land in farms ..................acres.. 593 819 607 038 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 588 1 553 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 551 968 570 831 Average per acre .........dollars.. 369 360 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 631 79 299 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 24 180 to 499 acres .................... 63 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 188 186 Total cropland .................farms.. 337 351 acres.. 361 182 362 682 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 301 334 acres.. 233 663 214 199 Irrigated land .................farms.. 135 126 acres.. 84 769 62 884 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 123 828 108 919 Average per farm .........dollars.. 331 091 278 565 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 545 15 443 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 99 283 93 476 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 77 $100,000 or more .................... 122 108 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 106 234 100 809 Average per farm .........dollars.. 283 290 257 824 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 375 391 $1,000.. 18 389 8 966 Average per farm..........dollars.. 49 038 22 932 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 276 284 Other ............................... 98 107 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 146 161 200 days or more ................... 88 83 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 189 205 number.. 84 956 94 235 Beef cows ..................farms.. 116 99 number.. 8 527 9 096 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 3 number.. 7 4 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 193 222 number.. 130 622 161 179 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 15 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 9 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 13 number.. (D) 730 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 21 number.. (D) 414 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 14 acres.. 11 824 3 105 bushels.. 1 639 035 466 118 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 133 149 acres.. 35 406 36 983 bushels.. 2 439 936 2 560 483 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 274 317 acres.. 184 060 168 662 bushels.. 5 418 367 4 372 769 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 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 69 84 acres.. 4 939 6 916 tons, dry.. 9 580 11 527 @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. .