1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LIPSCOMB COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 302 304 Land in farms ..................acres.. 528 762 588 500 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 751 1 936 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 443 117 358 172 Average per acre .........dollars.. 256 216 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 341 48 385 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 29 29 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 83 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 116 117 Total cropland .................farms.. 230 219 acres.. 145 887 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 143 177 acres.. 68 003 75 212 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 46 acres.. 21 561 15 419 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 321 39 814 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 069 130 966 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 330 4 618 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 991 35 195 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 37 $100,000 or more .................... 60 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 731 34 229 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 626 112 968 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 173 190 Other ............................... 129 114 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 135 141 200 days or more ................... 91 88 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 203 200 number.. 53 141 56 219 Beef cows ..................farms.. 144 150 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 208 207 number.. 59 883 57 742 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 16 number.. 0 719 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 16 number.. (D) 1 260 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. 49 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 0 acres.. 4 458 0 bushels.. 874 844 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 55 31 acres.. 11 170 3 285 bushels.. 665 374 124 455 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 99 141 acres.. 42 059 61 483 bushels.. 773 066 1 333 587 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 66 84 acres.. 10 519 11 718 tons, dry.. 62 447 15 630 @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.