1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SWISHER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 502 546 Land in farms ..................acres.. 505 140 530 622 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 006 972 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 404 646 372 565 Average per acre .........dollars.. 414 388 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 262 84 800 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 64 60 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 145 500 to 999 acres .................... 125 133 1,000 acres or more ................. 168 166 Total cropland .................farms.. 468 515 acres.. 384 170 388 578 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 385 463 acres.. 189 631 190 036 Irrigated land .................farms.. 266 321 acres.. 118 867 115 393 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 242 317 267 819 Average per farm .........dollars.. 482 703 490 510 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 463 32 702 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 211 855 235 117 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 99 $100,000 or more .................... 173 186 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 216 755 225 015 Average per farm .........dollars.. 431 784 411 363 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 502 547 $1,000.. 24 655 42 573 Average per farm..........dollars.. 49 114 77 831 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 358 409 Other ............................... 144 137 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 211 226 200 days or more ................... 121 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 277 333 number.. 185 017 202 984 Beef cows ..................farms.. 139 138 number.. 6 727 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 96 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 291 346 number.. 271 456 369 526 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 12 number.. 2 316 1 504 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 10 number.. 2 463 3 220 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 12 number.. 1 643 840 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 12 number.. (D) 310 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 102 102 acres.. 20 596 17 963 bushels.. 3 218 329 2 719 021 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 220 243 acres.. 46 367 25 229 bushels.. 3 278 032 1 873 430 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 282 379 acres.. 87 532 86 798 bushels.. 2 595 465 1 966 880 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 71 272 acres.. 11 816 42 454 bales.. 9 609 54 539 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 65 45 acres.. 9 019 5 560 bushels.. 336 565 163 796 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 123 164 acres.. 15 641 11 543 tons, dry.. 35 380 19 245 @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. .