1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OLDHAM COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 140 133 Land in farms ..................acres.. 841 907 847 608 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 014 6 373 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 305 424 1 029 611 Average per acre .........dollars.. 220 160 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 246 66 401 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 1 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 7 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 23 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 116 106 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 73 82 acres.. 46 500 60 996 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 25 acres.. 7 658 13 462 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 88 490 81 566 Average per farm .........dollars.. 632 073 613 277 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 197 5 618 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 84 293 75 948 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 14 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 17 $100,000 or more .................... 47 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 78 559 76 538 Average per farm .........dollars.. 561 134 579 835 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 88 93 Other ............................... 52 40 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 60 61 200 days or more ................... 38 40 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 82 85 number.. 91 943 69 473 Beef cows ..................farms.. 45 49 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 89 92 number.. 131 445 110 141 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) 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.. 3 2 acres.. 410 (D) bushels.. 47 907 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 31 45 acres.. 12 191 13 108 bushels.. 622 647 693 367 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 64 76 acres.. 31 031 41 559 bushels.. 756 788 865 007 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 20 27 acres.. 2 089 2 460 tons, dry.. 3 158 5 710 @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.