1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MOORE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 263 292 Land in farms ..................acres.. 555 471 587 264 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 112 2 011 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 803 952 813 165 Average per acre .........dollars.. 385 409 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 976 121 307 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 17 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 127 142 Total cropland .................farms.. 217 236 acres.. 258 208 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 156 203 acres.. 177 071 162 528 Irrigated land .................farms.. 134 173 acres.. 120 437 121 917 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 294 150 265 151 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 118 443 908 051 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 737 37 958 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 249 413 227 193 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 33 $100,000 or more .................... 132 164 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 269 251 229 588 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 019 892 786 260 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 177 219 Other ............................... 86 73 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 102 107 200 days or more ................... 70 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 113 155 number.. 182 656 161 975 Beef cows ..................farms.. 57 73 number.. 7 913 11 002 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 6 number.. 32 24 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 117 160 number.. 365 731 299 597 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 8 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 7 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 62 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 107 135 acres.. 57 096 52 975 bushels.. 10 998 373 9 472 575 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 92 101 acres.. 32 347 22 138 bushels.. 2 267 240 1 866 713 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 141 185 acres.. 84 035 81 552 bushels.. 2 718 931 3 676 627 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 2 acres.. 1 596 (D) bushels.. 49 375 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 28 42 acres.. 1 634 2 959 tons, dry.. 3 813 5 172 @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.