1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TERRY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 489 517 Land in farms ..................acres.. 459 120 463 136 Average size of farm .......acres.. 939 896 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 385 190 355 431 Average per acre .........dollars.. 429 359 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 982 74 528 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 46 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 92 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 143 1,000 acres or more ................. 193 173 Total cropland .................farms.. 474 500 acres.. 376 525 386 375 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 439 482 acres.. 253 815 243 400 Irrigated land .................farms.. 302 295 acres.. 108 606 81 379 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 143 57 497 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 677 111 212 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 146 53 593 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 996 3 903 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 108 $100,000 or more .................... 196 215 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 341 36 491 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 498 70 583 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 489 517 $1,000.. 11 722 20 521 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 971 39 693 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 394 412 Other ............................... 95 105 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 146 177 200 days or more ................... 73 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 77 110 number.. 6 513 9 489 Beef cows ..................farms.. 66 83 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 77 108 number.. 3 175 5 513 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 13 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 9 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 8 number.. 1 056 1 313 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 8 number.. 78 181 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.. 254 221 acres.. 97 638 30 011 bushels.. 6 023 689 1 142 742 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 80 70 acres.. 8 284 5 421 bushels.. 250 844 159 539 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 339 454 acres.. 141 853 203 150 bales.. 124 841 170 357 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 1 acres.. 1 035 (D) bushels.. 41 055 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 42 58 acres.. 2 505 3 841 tons, dry.. 4 888 8 123 @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. .