1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 508 544 Land in farms ..................acres.. 307 783 298 490 Average size of farm .......acres.. 606 549 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 332 773 218 563 Average per acre .........dollars.. 547 406 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 282 28 902 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 119 116 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 102 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 71 Total cropland .................farms.. 429 446 acres.. 142 604 130 946 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 340 356 acres.. 94 542 74 969 Irrigated land .................farms.. 97 109 acres.. 4 556 4 373 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 134 17 244 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 633 31 699 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 462 8 176 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 672 9 068 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 186 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 36 $100,000 or more .................... 43 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 811 13 801 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 159 25 370 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 507 544 $1,000.. 2 370 2 495 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 674 4 587 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 178 205 Other ............................... 330 339 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 337 359 200 days or more ................... 246 279 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 335 371 number.. 29 298 28 041 Beef cows ..................farms.. 285 303 number.. 12 372 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 16 number.. 234 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 327 384 number.. 19 114 19 806 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 20 number.. 661 755 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 16 number.. 1 271 1 671 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 12 number.. 513 151 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 35 number.. 383 740 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 0 acres.. 480 0 bushels.. 82 000 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 12 8 acres.. 1 492 733 bushels.. 85 951 22 713 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 213 223 acres.. 75 137 56 033 bushels.. 2 573 367 1 628 590 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 63 90 acres.. 10 322 11 565 bales.. 7 583 9 900 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 192 187 acres.. 8 583 6 362 tons, dry.. 18 114 12 657 @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. .