1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WARD COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 79 82 Land in farms ..................acres.. 455 873 468 610 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 771 5 715 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 701 375 616 402 Average per acre .........dollars.. 122 108 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 786 22 034 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 13 17 180 to 499 acres .................... 7 7 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 37 35 acres.. (D) 6 071 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 22 18 acres.. 508 414 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 23 acres.. 1 569 665 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 036 2 875 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 771 35 055 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 639 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 397 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 4 $100,000 or more .................... 5 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 679 2 641 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 257 32 207 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 79 82 $1,000.. 357 234 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 513 2 849 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 25 25 Other ............................... 54 57 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 59 59 200 days or more ................... 47 48 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 47 46 number.. 6 576 10 877 Beef cows ..................farms.. 41 32 number.. 4 116 3 337 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 4 number.. 7 11 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 44 46 number.. 3 062 5 257 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 12 number.. 220 214 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 11 number.. 337 505 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 110 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 315 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 9 6 acres.. 198 98 tons, dry.. 560 219 @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. .