1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 IRION COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 146 151 Land in farms ..................acres.. 651 708 656 961 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 464 4 351 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 833 032 881 905 Average per acre .........dollars.. 193 201 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 815 23 100 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 18 16 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 78 Total cropland .................farms.. 70 74 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 49 54 acres.. 4 471 3 574 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 41 acres.. 1 367 1 116 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 980 7 139 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 960 47 276 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 526 261 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 454 6 877 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 22 $100,000 or more .................... 15 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 150 6 136 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 275 40 638 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 73 88 Other ............................... 73 63 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 83 77 200 days or more ................... 47 59 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 93 97 number.. 17 651 16 817 Beef cows ..................farms.. 89 89 number.. 9 374 10 245 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 96 102 number.. 8 271 9 436 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 76 number.. 22 445 56 597 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 267 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 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.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 1 000 bushels.. (D) 32 823 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 11 acres.. 1 990 938 bushels.. 57 654 23 103 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 26 21 acres.. 1 423 922 tons, dry.. 2 029 1 670 @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.