1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 965 1 943 Land in farms ..................acres.. 415 694 403 385 Average size of farm .......acres.. 212 208 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 282 122 340 746 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 445 1 464 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 843 20 364 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 184 179 10 to 49 acres ...................... 701 683 50 to 179 acres ..................... 627 613 180 to 499 acres .................... 269 295 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 581 1 536 acres.. 141 112 121 320 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 103 1 048 acres.. 42 622 40 571 Irrigated land .................farms.. 96 86 acres.. 978 892 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 800 31 585 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 272 16 256 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 503 9 101 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 297 22 484 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 862 901 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 337 372 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 321 290 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 255 222 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 35 $100,000 or more .................... 66 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 564 28 408 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 625 14 613 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 965 1 944 $1,000.. 990 1 700 Average per farm..........dollars.. 504 874 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 680 613 Other ............................... 1 285 1 330 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 284 1 321 200 days or more ................... 941 1 007 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 409 1 438 number.. 72 428 61 129 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 206 1 169 number.. 29 475 27 006 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 76 number.. 5 608 4 299 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 315 1 377 number.. 37 457 34 424 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 101 89 number.. 1 435 1 323 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 57 77 number.. 2 475 3 169 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 55 number.. 1 450 1 118 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 117 193 number.. 2 352 4 264 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 89 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 8 acres.. 42 28 bushels.. 1 940 853 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) 442 bushels.. (D) 19 617 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 20 acres.. 1 125 1 647 bushels.. 27 138 38 759 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 873 818 acres.. 32 581 30 053 tons, dry.. 68 011 53 275 @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. .