1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 445 467 Land in farms ..................acres.. 501 692 486 321 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 127 1 041 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 235 111 255 145 Average per acre .........dollars.. 224 272 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 533 46 016 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 86 82 180 to 499 acres .................... 101 112 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 131 141 Total cropland .................farms.. 374 386 acres.. 147 334 172 978 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 265 291 acres.. 62 249 65 477 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 28 acres.. 3 615 4 814 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 016 62 070 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 597 132 912 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 117 3 678 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 62 899 58 391 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 79 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 35 $100,000 or more .................... 39 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 633 55 582 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 017 118 765 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 445 468 $1,000.. 10 593 5 676 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 806 12 129 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 237 259 Other ............................... 208 208 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 243 261 200 days or more ................... 162 176 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 350 366 number.. 79 083 88 250 Beef cows ..................farms.. 319 293 number.. 23 029 18 315 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 14 number.. 11 36 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 350 377 number.. 96 642 100 953 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 12 number.. 474 215 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 8 number.. 804 338 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 17 number.. 172 773 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 40 number.. (D) 810 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.. 37 60 acres.. 6 877 9 034 bushels.. 258 162 374 211 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 161 acres.. 26 705 30 983 bushels.. 508 009 625 609 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 24 42 acres.. 5 687 5 988 bales.. 4 264 4 578 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 207 213 acres.. 19 564 17 526 tons, dry.. 28 698 28 096 @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. .