1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCHLEICHER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 258 252 Land in farms ..................acres.. 764 723 760 431 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 964 3 018 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 626 948 877 329 Average per acre .........dollars.. 222 286 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 917 37 805 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 28 21 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 135 134 Total cropland .................farms.. 144 145 acres.. 36 878 39 262 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 83 98 acres.. 14 782 19 884 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 12 acres.. 1 231 986 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 495 15 192 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 308 60 285 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 353 2 046 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 142 13 146 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 43 $100,000 or more .................... 40 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 347 13 840 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 858 54 920 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 258 252 $1,000.. 1 044 3 261 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 046 12 940 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 161 145 Other ............................... 97 107 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 128 129 200 days or more ................... 89 86 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 179 194 number.. 28 248 27 466 Beef cows ..................farms.. 162 178 number.. 14 872 14 457 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. 25 27 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 176 193 number.. 14 197 14 868 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 2 number.. 121 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 2 number.. 50 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 148 152 number.. 105 231 95 211 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) 118 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 21 23 acres.. 4 877 2 477 bushels.. 218 006 103 675 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 30 acres.. 2 810 3 132 bushels.. 64 649 53 385 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 15 37 acres.. 3 726 9 699 bales.. 2 161 6 226 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 40 38 acres.. 2 613 3 856 tons, dry.. 4 012 (D) @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. .