1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PARMER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 645 653 Land in farms ..................acres.. 526 276 499 011 Average size of farm .......acres.. 816 764 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 433 299 443 704 Average per acre .........dollars.. 525 581 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 787 96 623 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 63 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 155 500 to 999 acres .................... 227 230 1,000 acres or more ................. 150 146 Total cropland .................farms.. 590 605 acres.. 423 277 430 697 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 520 571 acres.. 258 960 214 679 Irrigated land .................farms.. 468 533 acres.. 213 773 171 606 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 438 476 342 562 Average per farm .........dollars.. 679 808 524 597 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 63 572 51 154 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 374 905 291 408 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 149 $100,000 or more .................... 333 279 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 398 336 291 384 Average per farm .........dollars.. 617 574 446 908 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 645 652 $1,000.. 40 026 50 365 Average per farm..........dollars.. 62 057 77 247 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 518 520 Other ............................... 127 133 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 200 227 200 days or more ................... 114 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 333 341 number.. 318 777 232 334 Beef cows ..................farms.. 130 150 number.. 10 442 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 1 284 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 351 346 number.. 509 239 461 306 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 22 number.. 1 676 833 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 21 number.. 4 730 2 923 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 22 number.. 1 148 4 120 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 11 number.. (D) 269 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 315 363 acres.. 85 586 58 787 bushels.. 15 107 556 9 453 259 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 242 188 acres.. 40 280 26 175 bushels.. 2 741 712 2 027 179 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 415 470 acres.. 86 427 72 119 bushels.. 3 680 243 2 888 100 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 74 348 acres.. 8 865 38 110 bales.. 7 156 52 659 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 141 52 acres.. 17 328 3 133 bushels.. 589 265 138 783 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 115 146 acres.. 9 293 9 592 tons, dry.. 20 952 17 757 @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. .