1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARTLEY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 245 228 Land in farms ..................acres.. 822 989 686 578 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 359 3 011 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 239 994 911 104 Average per acre .........dollars.. 367 318 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 158 075 106 078 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 17 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 122 117 Total cropland .................farms.. 196 183 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 140 159 acres.. 152 776 140 626 Irrigated land .................farms.. 128 129 acres.. 125 946 109 772 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 349 970 275 224 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 428 449 1 207 121 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 664 32 782 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 297 306 242 442 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 4 4 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 38 $100,000 or more .................... 132 119 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 281 736 226 270 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 145 270 992 413 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 172 178 Other ............................... 73 50 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 92 83 200 days or more ................... 52 51 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 110 116 number.. 209 306 147 208 Beef cows ..................farms.. 48 44 number.. 7 172 8 916 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 112 119 number.. 404 428 304 693 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 1 465 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 32 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 106 93 acres.. 77 308 43 932 bushels.. 14 335 663 8 061 762 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 60 64 acres.. 19 349 17 175 bushels.. 1 132 556 1 248 034 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 93 144 acres.. 44 779 71 541 bushels.. 1 852 790 3 204 781 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 4 acres.. 406 149 bushels.. 11 883 3 851 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 33 38 acres.. 4 091 5 080 tons, dry.. 13 962 20 365 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.