1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HASKELL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 611 546 Land in farms ..................acres.. 468 937 494 177 Average size of farm .......acres.. 767 905 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 282 096 334 246 Average per acre .........dollars.. 404 400 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 717 61 965 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 131 73 180 to 499 acres .................... 165 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 136 1,000 acres or more ................. 141 152 Total cropland .................farms.. 558 505 acres.. 291 972 307 481 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 395 450 acres.. 199 497 195 185 Irrigated land .................farms.. 99 100 acres.. 27 558 19 759 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 735 37 003 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 033 67 772 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 482 27 725 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 254 9 279 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 174 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 86 $100,000 or more .................... 112 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 374 29 577 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 438 54 171 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 347 376 Other ............................... 264 170 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 282 219 200 days or more ................... 159 126 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 337 307 number.. 35 887 24 295 Beef cows ..................farms.. 277 269 number.. 11 090 9 408 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 8 number.. 76 46 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 330 304 number.. 24 254 17 542 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 8 number.. 320 241 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 8 number.. 1 072 1 497 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 533 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 4 number.. 66 (D) 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.. 86 140 acres.. 10 250 18 022 bushels.. 361 726 653 967 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 309 322 acres.. 89 153 63 922 bushels.. 1 744 906 1 560 054 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 243 314 acres.. 85 123 88 887 bales.. 58 974 53 010 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 0 acres.. 628 0 bushels.. 15 828 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 179 190 acres.. 9 632 8 844 tons, dry.. 18 453 15 142 @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.