1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 REEVES COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 169 174 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 555 905 1 432 367 Average size of farm .......acres.. 9 207 8 232 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 125 999 1 021 994 Average per acre .........dollars.. 123 124 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 680 40 298 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 18 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 83 68 Total cropland .................farms.. 80 102 acres.. 60 567 48 376 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 62 71 acres.. 12 215 10 867 Irrigated land .................farms.. 65 75 acres.. 14 542 12 973 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 694 65 825 Average per farm .........dollars.. 483 397 378 306 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 112 4 865 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 77 582 60 960 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 13 $100,000 or more .................... 37 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 735 58 218 Average per farm .........dollars.. 444 854 334 584 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 168 174 $1,000.. 6 607 7 401 Average per farm..........dollars.. 39 327 42 533 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 89 99 Other ............................... 80 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 89 99 200 days or more ................... 50 67 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 113 112 number.. 65 958 68 887 Beef cows ..................farms.. 90 91 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 107 111 number.. 117 610 100 279 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. 15 50 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 74 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 165 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 11 number.. 194 327 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 24 42 acres.. 6 326 7 099 bales.. 7 896 12 177 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 28 21 acres.. 3 575 1 493 tons, dry.. 18 690 5 649 @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. .