1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONTAGUE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 234 1 132 Land in farms ..................acres.. 493 542 495 364 Average size of farm .......acres.. 400 438 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 292 019 255 822 Average per acre .........dollars.. 756 546 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 030 21 578 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 177 139 50 to 179 acres ..................... 439 372 180 to 499 acres .................... 341 315 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 143 1,000 acres or more ................. 109 121 Total cropland .................farms.. 919 839 acres.. 162 744 142 509 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 647 587 acres.. 45 378 45 146 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 43 acres.. 642 650 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 559 26 808 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 953 23 682 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 490 5 312 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 069 21 496 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 328 285 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 225 170 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 247 222 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 221 210 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 56 $100,000 or more .................... 60 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 749 22 028 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 883 19 459 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 483 491 Other ............................... 751 641 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 780 690 200 days or more ................... 566 487 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 045 936 number.. 80 821 75 818 Beef cows ..................farms.. 906 843 number.. 36 995 37 107 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 41 number.. 1 432 1 457 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 019 925 number.. 54 865 40 935 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 31 number.. 589 246 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 20 number.. 592 609 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 24 number.. 271 471 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 47 55 number.. 895 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 2 acres.. 60 (D) bushels.. 3 870 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 6 acres.. 1 126 340 bushels.. 43 756 10 457 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 50 100 acres.. 8 794 16 410 bushels.. 234 045 455 331 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 541 451 acres.. 32 368 22 619 tons, dry.. 62 930 51 941 @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.