1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PECOS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 262 286 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 891 640 2 918 048 Average size of farm .......acres.. 11 037 10 203 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 074 782 1 241 972 Average per acre .........dollars.. 98 122 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 647 33 840 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 23 13 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 23 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 166 166 Total cropland .................farms.. 106 115 acres.. 64 691 62 795 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 69 76 acres.. 23 423 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 70 78 acres.. 26 716 20 617 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 291 34 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 981 120 877 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 873 12 040 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 418 22 531 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 68 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 33 $100,000 or more .................... 58 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 684 27 660 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 251 96 712 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 263 286 $1,000.. 4 793 4 960 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 224 17 343 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 148 158 Other ............................... 114 128 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 136 159 200 days or more ................... 92 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 159 170 number.. 51 835 50 360 Beef cows ..................farms.. 135 140 number.. (D) 19 235 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) 83 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 149 181 number.. 27 679 35 409 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 334 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 427 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 73 70 number.. 119 434 95 197 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 26 number.. 115 730 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) 1 045 bushels.. (D) 39 402 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 165 (D) bushels.. 7 960 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 21 24 acres.. 7 713 (D) bales.. 6 823 8 200 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 26 26 acres.. 8 537 6 275 tons, dry.. 35 133 30 295 @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. .