1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RANDALL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 583 561 Land in farms ..................acres.. 460 114 497 106 Average size of farm .......acres.. 789 886 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 493 275 291 055 Average per acre .........dollars.. 587 361 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 651 55 612 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 112 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 136 137 Total cropland .................farms.. 456 439 acres.. 276 657 265 455 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 266 315 acres.. 130 451 120 833 Irrigated land .................farms.. 120 136 acres.. 38 417 30 171 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 202 949 178 718 Average per farm .........dollars.. 348 112 318 571 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 110 14 428 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 183 839 164 290 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 176 145 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 87 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 59 $100,000 or more .................... 93 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 186 077 156 341 Average per farm .........dollars.. 319 171 279 180 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 259 283 Other ............................... 324 278 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 357 308 200 days or more ................... 264 225 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 318 327 number.. 165 621 145 509 Beef cows ..................farms.. 199 174 number.. (D) 10 671 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. (D) 809 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 324 355 number.. 272 476 216 087 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 23 number.. 1 492 2 085 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 22 number.. 2 923 3 846 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 21 number.. 789 3 853 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 24 number.. 423 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 9 acres.. 2 777 1 753 bushels.. 419 189 269 204 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 111 115 acres.. 28 983 24 603 bushels.. 2 073 711 1 483 308 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 176 179 acres.. 81 010 80 028 bushels.. 2 468 027 1 873 135 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 179 acres.. 11 005 11 382 tons, dry.. 22 460 17 763 @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.