1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RUNNELS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 807 838 Land in farms ..................acres.. 572 607 576 671 Average size of farm .......acres.. 710 688 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 335 342 328 889 Average per acre .........dollars.. 434 487 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 996 37 425 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 165 166 180 to 499 acres .................... 202 226 500 to 999 acres .................... 171 183 1,000 acres or more ................. 166 172 Total cropland .................farms.. 720 747 acres.. 276 182 300 886 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 537 602 acres.. 155 944 166 811 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 56 acres.. 2 513 3 564 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 431 36 376 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 904 43 408 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 334 16 090 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 097 20 286 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 163 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 115 130 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 181 182 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 127 $100,000 or more .................... 73 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 301 30 580 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 265 36 492 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 807 838 $1,000.. 3 501 6 962 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 339 8 308 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 447 473 Other ............................... 360 365 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 399 444 200 days or more ................... 262 281 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 538 572 number.. 43 083 53 291 Beef cows ..................farms.. 468 497 number.. 15 978 17 147 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 25 number.. 2 176 1 315 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 532 577 number.. 29 558 36 510 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 22 number.. 3 078 2 899 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 24 number.. 5 328 4 496 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 124 128 number.. 25 132 29 026 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 35 number.. (D) 771 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 228 312 acres.. 43 131 42 076 bushels.. 1 394 875 1 428 538 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 255 369 acres.. 49 530 55 160 bushels.. 1 007 097 1 067 707 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 198 283 acres.. 44 897 49 817 bales.. 21 966 34 697 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 305 302 acres.. 15 506 15 739 tons, dry.. 24 839 23 847 @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. .