1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POTTER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 163 177 Land in farms ..................acres.. 402 011 546 742 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 466 3 089 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 517 677 662 136 Average per acre .........dollars.. 211 215 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 298 38 530 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 28 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 90 99 acres.. (D) 58 311 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 50 68 acres.. 21 925 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 25 acres.. 4 144 7 605 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 952 17 927 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 676 101 282 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 638 1 688 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 314 16 239 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 12 $100,000 or more .................... 30 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 048 18 931 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 858 106 958 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 163 177 $1,000.. 3 194 - 1 490 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 593 - 8 418 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 74 80 Other ............................... 89 97 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 96 110 200 days or more ................... 77 74 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 104 112 number.. 30 945 36 591 Beef cows ..................farms.. 56 54 number.. (D) 5 314 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 5 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 97 115 number.. 37 223 35 535 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 13 number.. 2 140 570 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 7 number.. 1 018 594 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 11 number.. 171 74 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 15 number.. (D) 479 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 14 38 acres.. 3 461 5 110 bushels.. 162 989 327 684 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 52 acres.. 16 786 15 332 bushels.. 301 852 355 235 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.. 25 27 acres.. 2 058 2 805 tons, dry.. 4 532 5 125 @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. .