1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TERRY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 562 489 Land in farms ..................acres.. 468 016 459 120 Average size of farm .......acres.. 833 939 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 423 903 385 190 Average per acre .........dollars.. 489 429 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 899 95 982 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 45 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 121 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 174 193 Total cropland .................farms.. 516 474 acres.. 378 191 376 525 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 381 439 acres.. 277 241 253 815 Irrigated land .................farms.. 313 302 acres.. 136 507 108 606 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 288 53 143 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 214 108 677 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 87 649 49 146 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 639 3 996 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 91 $100,000 or more .................... 239 196 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 467 40 341 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 697 82 498 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 377 394 Other ............................... 185 95 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 186 146 200 days or more ................... 114 73 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 90 77 number.. 6 354 6 513 Beef cows ..................farms.. 79 66 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 84 77 number.. 11 888 3 175 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 10 number.. 289 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 10 number.. 367 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 1 056 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 6 number.. (D) 78 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 0 acres.. 434 0 bushels.. 59 674 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 118 254 acres.. 26 442 97 638 bushels.. 997 788 6 023 689 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 71 80 acres.. 6 644 8 284 bushels.. 248 061 250 844 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 330 339 acres.. 220 240 141 853 bales.. 212 580 124 841 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 4 acres.. 1 135 1 035 bushels.. 24 865 41 055 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 29 42 acres.. 1 312 2 505 tons, dry.. 3 059 4 888 @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.