1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROBERTS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 96 105 Land in farms ..................acres.. 566 057 510 079 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 896 4 858 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 255 537 887 228 Average per acre .........dollars.. 217 182 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 240 65 766 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 0 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 3 4 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 16 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 62 Total cropland .................farms.. 57 66 acres.. 50 713 49 828 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 38 47 acres.. 23 958 25 999 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 20 acres.. 7 646 7 109 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 064 20 099 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 505 191 419 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 846 2 202 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 219 17 897 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 14 16 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 3 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 6 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 17 $100,000 or more .................... 33 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 478 17 351 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 562 165 248 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 69 76 Other ............................... 27 29 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 37 45 200 days or more ................... 20 25 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 72 74 number.. 32 410 27 644 Beef cows ..................farms.. 59 52 number.. (D) 7 063 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 4 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 75 78 number.. 25 322 32 599 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 1 acres.. 1 875 (D) bushels.. 318 038 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 11 10 acres.. 2 985 2 052 bushels.. 158 842 144 279 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 34 acres.. 15 232 20 169 bushels.. 243 255 515 637 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 21 23 acres.. 3 971 2 823 tons, dry.. 5 071 4 350 @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.