1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JIM HOGG COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 188 193 Land in farms ..................acres.. 768 209 736 407 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 086 3 816 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 092 160 1 067 899 Average per acre .........dollars.. 276 283 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 672 17 242 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 18 15 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 80 85 Total cropland .................farms.. 67 64 acres.. 25 078 20 282 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 24 15 acres.. (D) 2 545 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 500 7 040 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 577 36 476 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 1 168 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 496 5 872 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 9 $100,000 or more .................... 16 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 431 7 008 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 891 36 499 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 88 94 Other ............................... 100 99 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 107 101 200 days or more ................... 49 52 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 174 183 number.. 32 730 28 507 Beef cows ..................farms.. 162 170 number.. 19 101 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 1 number.. 14 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 172 181 number.. 16 377 13 261 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) 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.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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.. 21 12 acres.. 1 555 1 026 tons, dry.. 2 424 2 061 @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.