1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SUTTON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 211 211 Land in farms ..................acres.. 924 748 926 093 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 383 4 389 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 067 334 902 347 Average per acre .........dollars.. 247 209 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 932 30 124 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 13 4 180 to 499 acres .................... 17 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 146 155 Total cropland .................farms.. 44 53 acres.. 8 976 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 19 24 acres.. 2 235 2 621 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 9 acres.. 378 1 122 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 184 11 333 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 525 53 713 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 189 398 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 994 10 935 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 50 $100,000 or more .................... 24 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 741 9 923 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 428 47 028 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 123 144 Other ............................... 88 67 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 110 93 200 days or more ................... 74 52 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 158 154 number.. 22 193 25 008 Beef cows ..................farms.. 140 141 number.. (D) 14 724 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 158 152 number.. 11 897 13 738 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 67 84 number.. 45 018 52 450 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 91 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 1 011 bushels.. (D) 30 409 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 12 10 acres.. 1 249 499 tons, dry.. 2 479 831 @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.