1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PANOLA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 789 912 Land in farms ..................acres.. 195 147 201 728 Average size of farm .......acres.. 247 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 291 224 282 Average per acre .........dollars.. 773 1 090 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 540 23 103 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 153 188 50 to 179 acres ..................... 279 366 180 to 499 acres .................... 220 228 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 631 714 acres.. 75 681 73 864 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 479 513 acres.. 22 128 18 166 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 15 acres.. 113 299 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 789 31 338 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 557 34 362 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 013 482 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 776 30 856 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 221 290 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 127 196 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 155 176 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 138 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 20 $100,000 or more .................... 75 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 550 26 676 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 185 29 282 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 789 911 $1,000.. 2 748 3 575 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 483 3 924 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 357 347 Other ............................... 432 565 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 423 544 200 days or more ................... 298 363 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 639 759 number.. 39 741 39 076 Beef cows ..................farms.. 582 697 number.. 23 001 23 159 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 24 number.. 2 010 2 199 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 625 762 number.. 19 421 23 067 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 22 number.. 409 1 063 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 18 number.. 792 2 424 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 46 number.. 46 198 51 920 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 61 69 number.. 13 184 832 14 361 967 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 9 acres.. 43 57 bushels.. 1 460 6 598 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 0 acres.. 840 0 bushels.. 38 640 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 454 489 acres.. 21 583 17 274 tons, dry.. 47 116 35 280 @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. .