1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WISE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 795 1 749 Land in farms ..................acres.. 461 127 402 967 Average size of farm .......acres.. 257 230 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 172 275 938 Average per acre .........dollars.. 982 1 248 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 627 21 370 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 104 111 10 to 49 acres ...................... 492 477 50 to 179 acres ..................... 624 592 180 to 499 acres .................... 381 401 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 108 1,000 acres or more ................. 80 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 496 1 420 acres.. 190 020 164 818 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 069 989 acres.. 59 445 53 480 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 40 acres.. 765 678 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 446 35 479 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 975 20 285 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 247 5 131 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 199 30 348 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 635 667 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 299 334 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 318 313 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 277 231 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 53 $100,000 or more .................... 94 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 668 31 506 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 314 18 024 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 795 1 748 $1,000.. 5 362 4 039 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 987 2 311 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 731 580 Other ............................... 1 064 1 169 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 109 1 175 200 days or more ................... 850 912 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 461 1 394 number.. 83 888 75 045 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 240 1 136 number.. 36 588 31 364 Milk cows ..................farms.. 117 111 number.. 8 017 9 801 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 374 1 345 number.. 41 290 38 437 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 85 85 number.. 3 267 2 107 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 78 number.. 8 897 3 320 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 45 number.. 1 043 796 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 111 166 number.. 2 250 3 669 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 20 17 acres.. 2 246 1 864 bushels.. 80 215 78 193 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 44 46 acres.. 7 339 7 188 bushels.. 180 939 211 729 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 955 868 acres.. 42 980 37 120 tons, dry.. 104 639 75 089 @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. .