1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OLDHAM COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 133 133 Land in farms ..................acres.. 847 608 812 372 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 373 6 108 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 029 611 897 113 Average per acre .........dollars.. 160 145 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 401 72 455 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 1 50 to 179 acres ..................... 7 3 180 to 499 acres .................... 23 23 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 68 Total cropland .................farms.. 106 111 acres.. (D) 114 542 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 82 94 acres.. 60 996 57 818 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 15 acres.. 13 462 4 424 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 566 62 685 Average per farm .........dollars.. 613 277 471 312 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 618 3 586 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 75 948 59 099 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 14 8 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 14 $100,000 or more .................... 53 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 76 538 60 696 Average per farm .........dollars.. 579 835 456 364 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 132 133 $1,000.. 5 620 1 866 Average per farm..........dollars.. 42 577 14 033 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 93 95 Other ............................... 40 38 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 61 63 200 days or more ................... 40 42 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 85 88 number.. 69 473 61 280 Beef cows ..................farms.. 49 48 number.. (D) 15 124 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 51 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 92 92 number.. 110 141 103 539 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 3 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 45 61 acres.. 13 108 13 113 bushels.. 693 367 541 948 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 76 92 acres.. 41 559 39 990 bushels.. 865 007 1 122 310 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 27 37 acres.. 2 460 4 030 tons, dry.. 5 710 7 429 @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. .