1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RUNNELS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 896 807 Land in farms ..................acres.. 581 139 572 607 Average size of farm .......acres.. 649 710 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 288 847 335 342 Average per acre .........dollars.. 506 434 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 291 40 996 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 232 165 180 to 499 acres .................... 241 202 500 to 999 acres .................... 147 171 1,000 acres or more ................. 165 166 Total cropland .................farms.. 765 720 acres.. 293 074 276 182 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 535 537 acres.. 168 307 155 944 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 54 acres.. 2 403 2 513 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 400 35 431 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 581 43 904 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 547 13 334 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 854 22 097 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 277 163 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 152 181 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 78 $100,000 or more .................... 75 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 205 33 301 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 928 41 265 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 448 447 Other ............................... 448 360 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 476 399 200 days or more ................... 310 262 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 559 538 number.. 38 245 43 083 Beef cows ..................farms.. 475 468 number.. 18 360 15 978 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 22 number.. 726 2 176 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 552 532 number.. 21 942 29 558 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 21 number.. 573 3 078 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 20 number.. 1 225 5 328 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 108 124 number.. 22 515 25 132 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 23 number.. 1 124 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 1 acres.. 82 (D) bushels.. 1 994 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 178 228 acres.. 36 816 43 131 bushels.. 1 317 436 1 394 875 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 267 255 acres.. 64 822 49 530 bushels.. 1 531 198 1 007 097 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 165 198 acres.. 46 188 44 897 bales.. 22 291 21 966 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 325 305 acres.. 21 333 15 506 tons, dry.. 34 592 24 839 @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.