1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHERMAN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 293 275 Land in farms ..................acres.. 607 148 507 449 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 072 1 845 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 166 241 578 456 Average per acre .........dollars.. 584 324 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 509 120 253 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 21 12 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 136 163 Total cropland .................farms.. 240 236 acres.. 354 991 325 476 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 179 194 acres.. 218 933 181 527 Irrigated land .................farms.. 151 147 acres.. 162 457 126 409 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 295 013 216 814 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 006 870 788 413 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 191 36 165 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 243 822 180 648 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 28 $100,000 or more .................... 164 155 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 239 934 182 106 Average per farm .........dollars.. 818 886 662 202 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 205 207 Other ............................... 88 68 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 113 110 200 days or more ................... 69 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 135 137 number.. 189 832 124 070 Beef cows ..................farms.. 49 44 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 139 144 number.. 345 965 230 428 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 10 number.. (D) 1 039 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 7 number.. (D) 5 327 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 120 109 acres.. 60 227 41 872 bushels.. 11 394 079 7 531 708 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 92 84 acres.. 27 961 21 128 bushels.. 1 891 340 1 669 225 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 167 188 acres.. 121 942 105 483 bushels.. 4 186 147 4 279 419 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 3 acres.. 377 208 bushels.. 11 760 3 677 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 34 42 acres.. 3 967 7 850 tons, dry.. 8 959 13 596 @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.