1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOWIE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 138 998 Land in farms ..................acres.. 280 762 263 077 Average size of farm .......acres.. 247 264 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 307 601 195 831 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 478 779 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 989 26 274 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 291 232 50 to 179 acres ..................... 459 417 180 to 499 acres .................... 198 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 903 816 acres.. 135 000 128 664 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 689 644 acres.. 60 670 51 412 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 28 acres.. 2 692 3 789 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 158 36 228 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 288 36 301 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 927 6 393 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 231 29 835 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 371 302 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 223 190 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 225 204 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 164 160 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 30 $100,000 or more .................... 72 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 694 31 302 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 608 31 365 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 412 406 Other ............................... 726 592 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 713 612 200 days or more ................... 509 435 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 901 788 number.. 68 146 59 993 Beef cows ..................farms.. 779 709 number.. 32 764 28 158 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 36 number.. 3 190 3 376 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 871 772 number.. 40 554 32 586 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 29 number.. 331 879 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 24 number.. 439 845 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 11 number.. 110 209 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 25 number.. 970 803 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 21 21 number.. 5 782 329 6 607 298 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 11 acres.. 3 245 1 330 bushels.. 308 529 139 455 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 11 acres.. 1 507 2 589 bushels.. 108 373 152 536 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 16 acres.. 6 759 7 666 bushels.. 205 598 155 612 Rice..........................farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 1 863 cwt.. (D) 70 742 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 29 acres.. 10 173 8 691 bushels.. 303 513 269 168 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 633 579 acres.. 34 243 26 307 tons, dry.. 85 416 71 896 @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.