1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHACKELFORD COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 236 251 Land in farms ..................acres.. 564 382 550 354 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 391 2 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 642 776 603 741 Average per acre .........dollars.. 266 274 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 432 22 664 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 67 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 176 198 acres.. 52 170 59 687 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 124 141 acres.. 24 082 22 972 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 8 acres.. 294 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 285 8 720 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 293 34 741 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 802 1 301 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 483 7 419 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 16 $100,000 or more .................... 30 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 880 7 471 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 866 29 765 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 236 251 $1,000.. 2 613 979 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 071 3 898 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 122 116 Other ............................... 114 135 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 134 151 200 days or more ................... 95 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 202 208 number.. 37 072 34 974 Beef cows ..................farms.. 186 189 number.. 18 701 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 6 number.. 122 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 198 209 number.. 20 709 16 327 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 6 number.. 436 527 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 4 number.. 517 561 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 7 number.. 0 33 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 153 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 9 7 acres.. 1 769 477 bushels.. 37 804 17 015 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 78 85 acres.. 16 414 13 521 bushels.. 352 081 273 747 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 12 12 acres.. 2 486 2 296 bales.. 1 351 1 534 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 75 93 acres.. 3 189 5 371 tons, dry.. 6 580 8 712 @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. .