1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HEMPHILL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 230 229 Land in farms ..................acres.. 623 614 545 664 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 711 2 383 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 716 959 518 033 Average per acre .........dollars.. 258 214 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 641 48 330 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 29 20 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 112 117 Total cropland .................farms.. 147 156 acres.. (D) 66 824 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 102 105 acres.. 26 881 29 505 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 17 acres.. 4 777 4 694 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 103 109 82 174 Average per farm .........dollars.. 448 302 358 838 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 506 1 800 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 101 603 80 373 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 25 $100,000 or more .................... 55 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 326 67 902 Average per farm .........dollars.. 317 430 296 517 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 152 160 Other ............................... 78 69 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 98 200 days or more ................... 73 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 178 189 number.. 92 488 81 620 Beef cows ..................farms.. 129 143 number.. 17 141 16 112 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 10 number.. 0 39 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 182 190 number.. 150 285 105 987 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 705 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 8 number.. 326 1 132 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 121 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 17 17 acres.. 2 871 3 292 bushels.. 131 998 168 721 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 49 55 acres.. 14 840 18 205 bushels.. 304 215 471 740 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 77 86 acres.. 8 484 7 977 tons, dry.. 12 598 11 000 @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.