1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 539 1 401 Land in farms ..................acres.. 431 136 424 701 Average size of farm .......acres.. 280 303 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 390 183 195 Average per acre .........dollars.. 750 620 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 121 23 321 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 77 10 to 49 acres ...................... 317 267 50 to 179 acres ..................... 555 496 180 to 499 acres .................... 380 332 500 to 999 acres .................... 127 140 1,000 acres or more ................. 94 89 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 219 1 124 acres.. 247 932 246 229 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 936 873 acres.. 123 345 113 474 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 15 acres.. 1 425 297 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 385 34 791 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 992 24 833 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 260 9 280 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 125 25 511 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 441 412 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 248 247 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 318 231 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 281 260 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 116 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 72 $100,000 or more .................... 82 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 439 30 594 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 428 21 853 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 605 612 Other ............................... 934 789 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 923 805 200 days or more ................... 695 587 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 162 1 069 number.. 83 782 82 824 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 014 893 number.. 43 670 37 560 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 63 number.. 3 099 3 676 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 162 1 045 number.. 45 780 44 665 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 17 number.. 489 955 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 18 number.. 694 1 284 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 20 number.. 182 582 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 42 number.. (D) 1 247 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 33 16 acres.. 4 781 2 895 bushels.. 434 540 332 615 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 30 46 acres.. 5 476 8 640 bushels.. 311 020 369 277 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 50 59 acres.. 8 403 14 324 bushels.. 307 433 502 441 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 12 20 acres.. 1 677 3 152 bales.. 1 563 3 381 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 128 104 acres.. 35 899 23 864 bushels.. 836 484 761 151 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 832 775 acres.. 65 865 60 450 tons, dry.. 121 591 115 437 @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.