1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 THROCKMORTON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 264 303 Land in farms ..................acres.. 581 511 609 702 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 203 2 012 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 542 892 538 530 Average per acre .........dollars.. 249 271 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 402 33 150 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 40 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 98 92 Total cropland .................farms.. 216 257 acres.. 107 451 98 415 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 179 212 acres.. 65 057 58 417 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 51 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 112 20 057 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 183 66 196 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 691 4 372 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 422 15 686 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 30 $100,000 or more .................... 38 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 852 15 694 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 592 51 968 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 265 302 $1,000.. 3 933 4 610 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 843 15 264 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 161 192 Other ............................... 103 111 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 130 153 200 days or more ................... 88 95 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 236 268 number.. 43 014 48 851 Beef cows ..................farms.. 210 225 number.. 18 385 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 3 number.. 231 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 236 263 number.. 27 529 33 373 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 11 number.. 409 340 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 795 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 263 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.. 4 10 acres.. 276 300 bushels.. 8 893 12 754 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 151 183 acres.. 54 511 45 412 bushels.. 1 422 974 1 265 478 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 30 52 acres.. 5 773 7 602 bales.. 4 100 3 524 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 91 108 acres.. 4 208 4 597 tons, dry.. 6 643 6 811 @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. .