1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PALO PINTO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 830 733 Land in farms ..................acres.. 524 449 517 272 Average size of farm .......acres.. 632 706 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 418 046 388 037 Average per acre .........dollars.. 642 559 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 784 18 894 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 130 50 to 179 acres ..................... 217 212 180 to 499 acres .................... 200 175 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 108 113 Total cropland .................farms.. 615 540 acres.. 82 650 76 758 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 412 352 acres.. 22 476 24 011 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 22 acres.. 378 311 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 972 13 096 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 038 17 866 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 625 1 730 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 347 11 366 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 294 242 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 144 132 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 147 131 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 141 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 29 $100,000 or more .................... 26 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 978 12 594 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 842 17 159 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 320 320 Other ............................... 510 413 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 512 419 200 days or more ................... 373 290 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 705 627 number.. 50 947 40 540 Beef cows ..................farms.. 630 556 number.. 24 825 21 835 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 19 number.. 832 394 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 671 604 number.. 28 767 23 214 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 12 number.. 234 399 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 8 number.. 248 577 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 21 number.. 1 342 544 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 34 number.. 331 616 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 3 acres.. 335 94 bushels.. 19 975 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 42 acres.. 2 965 6 675 bushels.. 76 592 161 739 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 340 278 acres.. 16 357 13 019 tons, dry.. 32 337 22 201 @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.