1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFF DAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 83 99 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 481 660 1 524 636 Average size of farm .......acres.. 17 851 15 400 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 820 815 1 478 247 Average per acre .........dollars.. 158 96 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 994 34 415 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 12 180 to 499 acres .................... 3 4 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 14 20 acres.. (D) 1 525 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 7 12 acres.. (D) (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 13 acres.. 475 197 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 344 10 211 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 582 103 142 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 394 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 274 9 817 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 6 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 10 $100,000 or more .................... 22 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 467 9 129 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 012 92 214 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 59 57 Other ............................... 24 42 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 37 39 200 days or more ................... 23 26 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 66 75 number.. 34 376 37 087 Beef cows ..................farms.. 56 70 number.. (D) 23 352 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 52 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 67 76 number.. 20 900 21 174 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, dry.. (D) 0 @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.