1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 068 946 Land in farms ..................acres.. 540 880 481 539 Average size of farm .......acres.. 506 509 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 440 550 348 433 Average per acre .........dollars.. 808 729 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 658 76 591 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 112 115 10 to 49 acres ...................... 199 193 50 to 179 acres ..................... 214 147 180 to 499 acres .................... 200 153 500 to 999 acres .................... 182 181 1,000 acres or more ................. 161 157 Total cropland .................farms.. 951 871 acres.. 456 391 416 904 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 731 755 acres.. 333 727 293 169 Irrigated land .................farms.. 598 529 acres.. 212 168 144 988 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 133 755 133 233 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 239 140 839 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 94 436 49 418 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 319 83 815 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 353 231 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 124 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 105 151 $100,000 or more .................... 296 175 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 114 715 121 189 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 512 128 106 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 591 583 Other ............................... 477 363 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 499 447 200 days or more ................... 334 274 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 277 247 number.. 56 371 54 047 Beef cows ..................farms.. 203 185 number.. 18 351 5 131 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 11 number.. 39 36 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 252 233 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 65 number.. 10 594 17 178 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 55 number.. 14 091 29 544 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 38 number.. 1 438 3 460 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 24 acres.. 949 1 597 bushels.. 143 604 194 390 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 139 399 acres.. 23 744 166 796 bushels.. 1 299 828 10 160 344 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 88 96 acres.. 6 838 11 930 bushels.. 144 456 270 095 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 519 281 acres.. 279 205 78 771 bales.. 275 647 71 143 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 41 108 acres.. 4 933 21 879 bushels.. 135 543 660 737 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 185 161 acres.. 7 452 7 679 tons, dry.. 11 669 14 740 @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.