1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RAINS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 493 457 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 427 98 449 Average size of farm .......acres.. 192 215 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 240 249 191 277 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 323 1 018 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 554 26 470 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 153 130 50 to 179 acres ..................... 179 177 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 419 382 acres.. 45 614 49 517 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 348 307 acres.. 17 631 16 920 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 10 acres.. 205 82 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 844 14 932 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 138 32 674 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 077 2 996 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 767 11 937 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 164 113 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 15 $100,000 or more .................... 31 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 390 11 982 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 104 26 220 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 226 225 Other ............................... 267 232 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 287 239 200 days or more ................... 207 173 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 393 375 number.. 24 618 23 456 Beef cows ..................farms.. 342 312 number.. 11 125 9 711 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 42 number.. 4 024 4 887 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 383 366 number.. 12 269 11 667 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 16 number.. 2 206 2 979 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 15 number.. 4 393 4 687 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 19 number.. (D) 620 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 5 acres.. 9 49 bushels.. 482 2 067 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 16 bushels.. (D) 1 384 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 365 bushels.. (D) 6 300 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 328 285 acres.. 15 783 14 609 tons, dry.. 44 912 35 686 @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.