1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCURRY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 553 573 Land in farms ..................acres.. 518 371 505 808 Average size of farm .......acres.. 937 883 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 320 529 290 808 Average per acre .........dollars.. 363 325 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 395 45 891 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 113 93 180 to 499 acres .................... 138 155 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 125 127 Total cropland .................farms.. 496 516 acres.. 205 055 207 143 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 347 406 acres.. 71 871 77 527 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 10 acres.. 362 41 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 593 22 100 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 239 38 569 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 940 15 366 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 653 6 735 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 106 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 106 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 69 $100,000 or more .................... 54 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 962 14 725 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 813 25 743 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 554 572 $1,000.. 4 300 5 743 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 762 10 039 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 300 321 Other ............................... 253 252 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 288 310 200 days or more ................... 207 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 335 359 number.. 25 571 23 515 Beef cows ..................farms.. 286 290 number.. (D) 12 147 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 14 number.. (D) 345 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 324 354 number.. 16 252 14 706 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 25 number.. 838 778 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 22 number.. 2 361 1 906 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 24 number.. 3 429 1 856 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 23 number.. 304 695 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 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.. 14 57 acres.. 1 665 3 120 bushels.. 73 155 121 169 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 55 acres.. 2 860 3 706 bushels.. 43 163 66 399 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 221 303 acres.. 53 950 59 417 bales.. 45 133 52 400 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 191 173 acres.. 12 987 10 815 tons, dry.. 23 360 17 049 @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. .