1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 123 104 Land in farms ..................acres.. 623 807 617 851 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 072 5 941 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 027 896 1 249 073 Average per acre .........dollars.. 197 211 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 066 76 640 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 8 1 180 to 499 acres .................... 13 12 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 71 Total cropland .................farms.. 71 57 acres.. 57 124 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 58 49 acres.. 44 239 31 431 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 35 acres.. 23 977 17 378 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 499 12 265 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 615 117 932 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 232 7 614 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 267 4 651 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 18 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 10 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 21 $100,000 or more .................... 40 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 130 9 880 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 360 94 996 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 85 80 Other ............................... 38 24 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 54 42 200 days or more ................... 31 24 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 56 60 number.. 10 815 11 153 Beef cows ..................farms.. 45 49 number.. 5 925 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 55 58 number.. 5 123 6 627 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 785 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 2 010 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 30 number.. 27 398 31 371 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 47 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 23 acres.. 1 254 2 667 bushels.. 34 210 106 717 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 15 acres.. 3 372 1 067 bushels.. 94 807 25 914 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 51 42 acres.. 37 624 26 320 bales.. 26 974 25 488 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 17 15 acres.. 1 710 1 778 tons, dry.. 2 834 3 621 @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.