1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HUTCHINSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 190 192 Land in farms ..................acres.. 400 166 402 897 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 106 2 098 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 670 574 576 507 Average per acre .........dollars.. 343 295 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 359 84 327 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 29 23 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 94 Total cropland .................farms.. 104 127 acres.. 126 297 121 651 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 67 94 acres.. 87 425 74 740 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 60 acres.. 48 428 39 018 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 969 93 068 Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 152 484 727 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 713 10 458 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 256 82 609 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 18 $100,000 or more .................... 54 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 424 80 559 Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 177 419 578 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 107 118 Other ............................... 83 74 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 94 95 200 days or more ................... 61 55 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 142 128 number.. 42 786 67 983 Beef cows ..................farms.. 100 91 number.. 7 963 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 2 number.. 15 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 141 127 number.. 49 139 135 044 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 14 number.. 34 152 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 9 number.. (D) 298 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 24 98 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 10 number.. 110 183 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 33 36 acres.. 18 231 10 615 bushels.. 3 162 840 1 870 897 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 38 47 acres.. 11 972 10 707 bushels.. 775 735 776 800 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 64 83 acres.. 53 380 51 124 bushels.. 1 378 313 1 634 590 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 22 2 acres.. 3 059 (D) bushels.. 111 145 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 21 27 acres.. 1 945 1 950 tons, dry.. 4 359 4 512 @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.