1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARTIN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 353 322 Land in farms ..................acres.. 539 196 512 473 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 527 1 592 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 502 316 632 809 Average per acre .........dollars.. 329 367 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 459 97 537 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 73 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 126 135 Total cropland .................farms.. 325 287 acres.. 271 844 245 875 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 218 244 acres.. 159 460 125 469 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 44 acres.. 11 410 7 365 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 930 30 358 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 116 94 279 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 491 25 906 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 439 4 452 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 62 $100,000 or more .................... 136 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 971 21 791 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 740 67 885 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 224 246 Other ............................... 129 76 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 142 118 200 days or more ................... 84 58 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 81 103 number.. 11 829 12 388 Beef cows ..................farms.. 65 90 number.. 5 586 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 78 96 number.. 7 308 8 022 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 5 number.. 291 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 6 number.. 43 286 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 45 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.. 6 55 acres.. 2 503 16 115 bushels.. 84 849 699 167 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 10 acres.. 2 653 1 258 bushels.. 84 126 33 845 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 193 208 acres.. 147 605 93 823 bales.. 119 124 92 082 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 50 54 acres.. 4 594 6 114 tons, dry.. 7 356 9 329 @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.