1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHERMAN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 275 297 Land in farms ..................acres.. 507 449 546 175 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 845 1 839 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 578 456 654 483 Average per acre .........dollars.. 324 361 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 253 91 624 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 12 9 180 to 499 acres .................... 19 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 163 161 Total cropland .................farms.. 236 269 acres.. 325 476 343 316 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 194 241 acres.. 181 527 168 821 Irrigated land .................farms.. 147 177 acres.. 126 409 120 450 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 216 814 216 519 Average per farm .........dollars.. 788 413 729 019 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 165 19 013 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 180 648 197 506 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 49 $100,000 or more .................... 155 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 182 106 188 356 Average per farm .........dollars.. 662 202 632 066 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 275 298 $1,000.. 35 505 27 011 Average per farm..........dollars.. 129 109 90 641 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 207 239 Other ............................... 68 58 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 110 106 200 days or more ................... 62 56 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 137 168 number.. 124 070 149 242 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 39 number.. (D) 4 833 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 21 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 144 172 number.. 230 428 281 123 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 10 number.. 1 039 4 226 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 9 number.. 5 327 6 043 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 9 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 359 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 109 80 acres.. 41 872 20 361 bushels.. 7 531 708 3 056 926 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 84 154 acres.. 21 128 34 705 bushels.. 1 669 225 2 189 142 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 188 228 acres.. 105 483 101 244 bushels.. 4 279 419 3 469 945 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 11 acres.. 208 831 bushels.. 3 677 28 139 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 42 71 acres.. 7 850 6 859 tons, dry.. 13 596 11 257 @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. .