1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LYNN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 490 478 Land in farms ..................acres.. 563 218 491 015 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 149 1 027 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 627 510 407 868 Average per acre .........dollars.. 532 391 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 677 81 806 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 55 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 98 500 to 999 acres .................... 103 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 194 188 Total cropland .................farms.. 474 463 acres.. 420 866 421 860 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 394 423 acres.. 300 615 268 598 Irrigated land .................farms.. 212 158 acres.. 74 167 44 233 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 417 49 532 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 749 103 624 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 69 387 45 584 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 030 3 948 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 88 $100,000 or more .................... 232 175 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 678 34 339 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 322 71 989 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 372 387 Other ............................... 118 91 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 161 152 200 days or more ................... 90 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 94 121 number.. 9 474 7 356 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 107 number.. 4 780 3 631 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. 65 15 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 86 111 number.. 4 454 8 637 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 19 number.. 156 595 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 15 number.. 295 1 292 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 460 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 10 number.. 55 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 46 195 acres.. 11 549 89 527 bushels.. 512 047 4 221 774 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 36 acres.. 4 747 5 898 bushels.. 97 611 126 806 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 364 336 acres.. 270 283 165 600 bales.. 222 794 148 874 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 10 acres.. 3 342 1 354 bushels.. 74 579 41 636 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 56 53 acres.. 2 157 3 049 tons, dry.. 3 616 5 115 @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.