1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OCHILTREE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 361 374 Land in farms ..................acres.. 564 316 593 819 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 563 1 588 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 717 390 551 968 Average per acre .........dollars.. 435 369 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 200 90 631 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 159 188 Total cropland .................farms.. 306 337 acres.. 348 425 361 182 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 229 301 acres.. 233 892 233 663 Irrigated land .................farms.. 101 135 acres.. 72 569 84 769 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 104 000 123 828 Average per farm .........dollars.. 288 089 331 091 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 190 24 545 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 77 810 99 283 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 65 $100,000 or more .................... 105 122 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 91 809 106 234 Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 616 283 290 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 232 276 Other ............................... 129 98 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 157 146 200 days or more ................... 105 88 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 164 189 number.. 70 238 84 956 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 116 number.. (D) 8 527 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 164 193 number.. 98 505 130 622 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 11 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 7 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 6 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.. 43 50 acres.. 14 683 11 824 bushels.. 2 538 933 1 639 035 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 143 133 acres.. 48 351 35 406 bushels.. 2 854 987 2 439 936 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 208 274 acres.. 160 674 184 060 bushels.. 3 931 789 5 418 367 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 18 2 acres.. 2 855 (D) bushels.. 112 555 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 50 69 acres.. 7 008 4 939 tons, dry.. 14 563 9 580 @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.