1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BORDEN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 107 123 Land in farms ..................acres.. 514 623 629 681 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 810 5 119 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 209 834 825 163 Average per acre .........dollars.. 252 158 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 683 64 725 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 8 10 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 13 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 78 91 acres.. 70 235 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 48 67 acres.. 27 160 26 724 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 969 534 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 436 23 278 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 226 189 248 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 210 5 757 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 226 17 520 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 15 15 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 11 $100,000 or more .................... 36 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 358 18 985 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 110 153 104 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 71 94 Other ............................... 36 29 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 46 46 200 days or more ................... 21 22 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 71 87 number.. 17 018 23 646 Beef cows ..................farms.. 60 80 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 69 89 number.. 12 860 30 718 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 4 number.. 79 20 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 1 number.. 83 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) 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.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 2 595 bushels.. (D) 98 044 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 13 acres.. 802 1 341 bushels.. 18 648 23 856 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 35 49 acres.. 24 309 20 235 bales.. 20 617 20 698 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 19 30 acres.. 1 000 2 137 tons, dry.. 1 282 3 550 @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.