1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POLK COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 515 559 Land in farms ..................acres.. 141 215 144 390 Average size of farm .......acres.. 274 258 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 234 223 212 054 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 018 1 007 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 961 17 710 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 170 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 156 205 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 112 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 399 439 acres.. 37 294 37 013 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 291 307 acres.. 9 014 8 663 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 14 acres.. 36 121 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 011 4 819 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 672 8 620 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 702 541 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 309 4 278 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 181 239 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 116 123 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 9 $100,000 or more .................... 10 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 163 4 521 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 986 8 103 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 517 558 $1,000.. 336 548 Average per farm..........dollars.. 650 982 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 207 177 Other ............................... 308 382 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 315 359 200 days or more ................... 220 244 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 402 446 number.. 20 290 19 608 Beef cows ..................farms.. 356 395 number.. 12 461 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 12 number.. 70 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 382 444 number.. 11 039 12 333 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 27 number.. 270 482 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 14 number.. 437 1 171 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 0 number.. 6 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 57 number.. (D) 1 240 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 11 acres.. 11 62 bushels.. 640 2 756 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 261 282 acres.. 8 564 8 571 tons, dry.. 21 270 21 945 @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. .