1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOCKLEY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 675 567 Land in farms ..................acres.. 571 521 490 578 Average size of farm .......acres.. 847 865 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 349 074 369 945 Average per acre .........dollars.. 417 439 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 717 74 391 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 112 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 99 500 to 999 acres .................... 135 139 1,000 acres or more ................. 187 178 Total cropland .................farms.. 621 530 acres.. 430 349 398 574 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 429 475 acres.. 294 552 270 301 Irrigated land .................farms.. 319 296 acres.. 142 745 101 040 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 89 315 59 618 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 319 105 147 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 67 569 42 498 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 746 17 120 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 235 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 108 $100,000 or more .................... 237 175 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 091 43 662 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 607 77 141 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 424 402 Other ............................... 251 165 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 259 224 200 days or more ................... 171 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 141 137 number.. 21 404 13 943 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 115 number.. (D) 4 847 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 131 123 number.. 35 256 19 550 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 15 number.. 434 1 044 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 10 number.. 1 004 1 489 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 16 number.. 1 055 2 762 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 18 number.. 203 347 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 134 335 acres.. 52 224 155 358 bushels.. 2 425 632 9 804 397 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 66 91 acres.. 8 650 7 664 bushels.. 201 434 174 629 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 338 282 acres.. 221 358 102 209 bales.. 195 238 89 115 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 10 acres.. 1 824 983 bushels.. 53 903 27 462 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 71 89 acres.. 4 618 3 960 tons, dry.. 10 187 9 241 @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.