1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 411 310 Land in farms ..................acres.. 863 073 724 706 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 100 2 338 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 507 788 477 924 Average per acre .........dollars.. 236 214 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 717 40 130 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 92 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 91 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 296 208 acres.. 68 798 57 666 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 195 161 acres.. 31 822 29 128 Irrigated land .................farms.. 135 101 acres.. 12 223 11 640 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 742 17 336 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 602 55 922 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 395 7 684 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 347 9 652 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 209 124 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 25 $100,000 or more .................... 45 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 758 12 991 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 994 41 773 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 165 149 Other ............................... 246 161 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 259 191 200 days or more ................... 186 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 185 139 number.. 24 683 24 138 Beef cows ..................farms.. 141 104 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 156 119 number.. 18 922 13 621 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 21 number.. 216 341 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 18 number.. 87 441 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 15 number.. 1 233 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 23 number.. 425 406 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.. 5 1 acres.. 408 (D) bushels.. 21 093 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 4 acres.. 323 217 bushels.. 8 253 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 55 64 acres.. 27 352 24 109 bales.. 21 333 21 746 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 70 64 acres.. 3 069 4 708 tons, dry.. 4 460 11 231 @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.