1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILBARGER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 461 486 Land in farms ..................acres.. 863 384 849 507 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 873 1 748 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 541 979 507 317 Average per acre .........dollars.. 274 292 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 578 59 541 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 95 101 Total cropland .................farms.. 413 447 acres.. 281 227 264 212 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 348 401 acres.. 174 473 156 427 Irrigated land .................farms.. 77 94 acres.. 9 244 7 573 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 549 30 318 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 605 62 384 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 348 19 576 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 201 10 742 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 87 $100,000 or more .................... 81 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 858 25 329 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 260 52 118 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 461 486 $1,000.. 5 486 5 800 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 900 11 933 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 292 334 Other ............................... 169 152 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 235 217 200 days or more ................... 138 143 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 281 299 number.. 47 418 48 105 Beef cows ..................farms.. 248 264 number.. (D) 23 923 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 11 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 282 306 number.. 22 890 23 179 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 13 number.. 2 004 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 12 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 14 number.. 560 262 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 20 number.. 265 448 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.. 38 24 acres.. 2 600 654 bushels.. 126 887 19 324 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 283 331 acres.. 95 767 80 813 bushels.. 2 433 616 2 020 595 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 203 280 acres.. 54 916 55 269 bales.. 34 981 39 335 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 181 224 acres.. 15 565 16 761 tons, dry.. 45 079 45 438 @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. .