1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MOTLEY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 214 190 Land in farms ..................acres.. 589 947 479 889 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 757 2 526 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 540 444 522 566 Average per acre .........dollars.. 199 222 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 871 45 494 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 29 24 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 86 Total cropland .................farms.. 159 157 acres.. (D) 104 821 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 84 107 acres.. 45 693 43 736 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 22 acres.. 6 488 5 707 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 641 13 406 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 109 70 560 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 230 6 382 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 411 7 024 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 26 $100,000 or more .................... 43 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 373 9 350 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 200 49 213 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 127 126 Other ............................... 87 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 95 63 200 days or more ................... 55 37 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 147 145 number.. 28 832 23 813 Beef cows ..................farms.. 131 138 number.. 15 890 14 018 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 145 147 number.. 17 639 15 055 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 45 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 112 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 5 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 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 10 acres.. 229 2 596 bushels.. 12 040 172 450 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 25 acres.. 3 757 4 013 bushels.. 67 291 111 661 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 56 68 acres.. 35 781 30 474 bales.. 22 186 16 930 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 39 60 acres.. 3 194 4 047 tons, dry.. 3 887 7 550 @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.