1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RANDALL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 561 619 Land in farms ..................acres.. 497 106 445 493 Average size of farm .......acres.. 886 720 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 291 055 302 488 Average per acre .........dollars.. 361 467 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 612 73 455 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 128 50 to 179 acres ..................... 94 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 137 138 Total cropland .................farms.. 439 494 acres.. 265 455 262 518 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 315 364 acres.. 120 833 130 238 Irrigated land .................farms.. 136 156 acres.. 30 171 30 888 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 178 718 166 332 Average per farm .........dollars.. 318 571 268 711 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 428 12 374 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 164 290 153 957 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 145 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 66 $100,000 or more .................... 113 116 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 156 341 152 499 Average per farm .........dollars.. 279 180 246 364 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 560 619 $1,000.. 16 567 15 372 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 583 24 834 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 283 302 Other ............................... 278 317 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 308 349 200 days or more ................... 225 258 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 327 381 number.. 145 509 153 309 Beef cows ..................farms.. 174 170 number.. 10 671 8 229 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 12 number.. 809 858 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 355 383 number.. 216 087 243 662 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 28 number.. 2 085 2 677 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 26 number.. 3 846 4 721 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 27 number.. 3 853 642 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 49 number.. (D) 1 769 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 25 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 1 acres.. 1 753 (D) bushels.. 269 204 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 115 176 acres.. 24 603 26 001 bushels.. 1 483 308 1 750 604 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 179 280 acres.. 80 028 87 526 bushels.. 1 873 135 1 799 368 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 179 182 acres.. 11 382 13 338 tons, dry.. 17 763 30 599 @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. .