1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HUDSPETH COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 147 131 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 502 799 2 234 262 Average size of farm .......acres.. 17 026 17 055 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 450 308 2 464 669 Average per acre .........dollars.. 144 145 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 625 81 123 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 16 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 79 68 acres.. 39 525 42 458 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 66 61 acres.. 26 807 21 280 Irrigated land .................farms.. 69 63 acres.. 30 682 21 940 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 993 19 154 Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 021 146 213 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 539 13 635 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 454 5 518 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 16 $100,000 or more .................... 51 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 283 14 645 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 073 110 948 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 111 92 Other ............................... 36 39 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 63 54 200 days or more ................... 31 29 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 81 74 number.. 32 811 22 372 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 69 number.. 16 050 12 996 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 5 number.. 59 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 82 75 number.. 16 603 11 122 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 66 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) 48 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 8 number.. (D) 95 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 3 acres.. 581 460 bushels.. 30 823 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 21 29 acres.. 9 430 9 667 bales.. 16 856 16 429 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 49 41 acres.. 12 736 7 554 tons, dry.. 59 954 34 975 @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.