1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RAINS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 457 454 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 449 96 893 Average size of farm .......acres.. 215 213 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 277 187 572 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 018 857 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 470 20 312 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 130 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 177 173 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 98 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 382 397 acres.. 49 517 43 912 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 307 324 acres.. 16 920 17 016 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 12 acres.. 82 44 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 932 11 030 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 674 24 295 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 996 1 536 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 937 9 494 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 113 137 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 3 $100,000 or more .................... 42 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 982 7 044 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 220 15 549 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 457 453 $1,000.. 4 102 2 198 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 975 4 852 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 225 195 Other ............................... 232 259 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 239 245 200 days or more ................... 173 164 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 375 367 number.. 23 456 21 609 Beef cows ..................farms.. 312 306 number.. 9 711 9 507 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 40 number.. 4 887 3 630 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 366 371 number.. 11 667 11 386 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 5 number.. 2 979 5 761 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 5 number.. 4 687 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 37 number.. 620 1 041 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 7 acres.. 49 71 bushels.. 2 067 2 950 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 0 acres.. 16 0 bushels.. 1 384 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 8 acres.. 365 1 815 bushels.. 6 300 30 556 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 305 bales.. 0 128 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 285 296 acres.. 14 609 13 366 tons, dry.. 35 686 31 537 @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. .