1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCURRY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 606 553 Land in farms ..................acres.. 478 576 518 371 Average size of farm .......acres.. 790 937 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 309 134 320 529 Average per acre .........dollars.. 373 363 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 984 43 395 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 113 180 to 499 acres .................... 140 138 500 to 999 acres .................... 105 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 111 125 Total cropland .................farms.. 534 496 acres.. 209 982 205 055 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 317 347 acres.. 82 398 71 871 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 15 acres.. 1 404 362 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 355 20 593 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 190 37 239 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 048 11 940 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 307 8 653 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 227 138 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 59 $100,000 or more .................... 67 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 501 15 962 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 180 28 813 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 292 300 Other ............................... 314 253 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 313 288 200 days or more ................... 209 207 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 326 335 number.. 27 736 25 571 Beef cows ..................farms.. 263 286 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 321 324 number.. 15 389 16 252 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 24 number.. 311 838 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 21 number.. 291 2 361 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 31 number.. 1 780 3 429 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 14 number.. (D) 304 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 9 14 acres.. 1 458 1 665 bushels.. 59 405 73 155 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 59 39 acres.. 8 273 2 860 bushels.. 195 007 43 163 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 162 221 acres.. 60 374 53 950 bales.. 46 396 45 133 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 181 191 acres.. 10 793 12 987 tons, dry.. 20 025 23 360 @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.