1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RED RIVER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 955 1 035 Land in farms ..................acres.. 425 281 388 412 Average size of farm .......acres.. 445 375 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 243 227 375 Average per acre .........dollars.. 505 589 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 519 23 377 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 146 166 50 to 179 acres ..................... 315 370 180 to 499 acres .................... 290 265 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 94 87 Total cropland .................farms.. 807 856 acres.. 169 407 152 832 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 632 697 acres.. 64 513 64 430 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 12 acres.. 1 624 546 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 381 29 171 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 142 28 185 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 147 4 167 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 234 25 004 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 244 318 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 152 165 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 186 186 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 191 196 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 72 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 52 $100,000 or more .................... 61 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 786 24 935 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 318 24 069 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 954 1 036 $1,000.. 4 420 2 882 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 633 2 782 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 460 432 Other ............................... 495 603 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 565 626 200 days or more ................... 373 449 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 741 815 number.. 72 662 69 477 Beef cows ..................farms.. 635 709 number.. 34 925 34 456 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 20 number.. 1 343 1 016 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 744 838 number.. 49 815 48 016 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 31 number.. 203 989 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 22 number.. 154 809 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. (D) 37 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 49 number.. (D) 1 029 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 10 number.. 2 906 248 2 035 226 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 16 acres.. 1 025 782 bushels.. 87 854 22 355 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 32 acres.. 1 228 4 124 bushels.. 35 258 245 953 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 66 acres.. 3 372 9 266 bushels.. 94 217 245 341 Rice..........................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 13 10 acres.. 6 557 2 603 bales.. 6 284 3 305 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 39 70 acres.. 11 442 10 817 bushels.. 343 345 256 535 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 571 611 acres.. 40 926 36 907 tons, dry.. 82 859 70 909 @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. .