1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UPTON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 112 86 Land in farms ..................acres.. 694 909 739 149 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 205 8 595 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 734 144 1 502 349 Average per acre .........dollars.. 118 175 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 826 50 710 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 5 180 to 499 acres .................... 13 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 60 47 acres.. (D) 26 377 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 51 38 acres.. 15 406 14 209 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 28 acres.. 11 126 7 534 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 501 7 276 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 899 84 601 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 924 3 202 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 577 4 074 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 5 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 10 $100,000 or more .................... 26 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 904 5 725 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 640 66 565 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 112 86 $1,000.. 1 597 1 551 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 259 18 036 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 73 54 Other ............................... 39 32 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 57 52 200 days or more ................... 37 25 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 53 47 number.. 8 804 6 599 Beef cows ..................farms.. 47 38 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 53 46 number.. 3 527 4 256 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 3 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 4 number.. 426 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 29 number.. 46 996 57 209 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 53 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 0 acres.. 325 0 bushels.. 18 802 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 11 acres.. (D) 1 097 bushels.. (D) 52 376 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 9 acres.. 514 2 033 bushels.. 14 096 44 894 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 31 26 acres.. 12 584 9 264 bales.. 16 605 9 068 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 16 9 acres.. 958 746 tons, dry.. 2 357 (D) @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. .