1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MILLS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 731 689 Land in farms ..................acres.. 425 370 428 243 Average size of farm .......acres.. 582 622 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 368 698 311 540 Average per acre .........dollars.. 585 470 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 196 21 265 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 181 156 180 to 499 acres .................... 218 229 500 to 999 acres .................... 128 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 111 116 Total cropland .................farms.. 535 501 acres.. 90 913 96 947 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 375 342 acres.. 33 489 31 632 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 28 acres.. 4 025 4 474 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 902 18 366 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 330 26 656 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 590 3 393 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 312 14 973 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 181 171 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 127 100 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 134 125 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 153 149 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 34 $100,000 or more .................... 24 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 223 16 799 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 963 24 418 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 355 382 Other ............................... 376 307 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 435 357 200 days or more ................... 278 227 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 576 499 number.. 47 248 38 621 Beef cows ..................farms.. 524 446 number.. 22 130 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 19 number.. 2 215 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 557 493 number.. 27 980 23 944 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 29 number.. 147 683 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 23 number.. 158 1 152 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 157 175 number.. 26 674 30 777 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 35 number.. (D) 545 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 19 acres.. 586 768 bushels.. 13 245 24 231 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 53 72 acres.. 4 549 6 409 bushels.. 122 447 154 257 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 329 270 acres.. 19 419 16 505 tons, dry.. 38 557 35 760 @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.