1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 THROCKMORTON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 249 264 Land in farms ..................acres.. 562 070 581 511 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 257 2 203 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 716 939 542 892 Average per acre .........dollars.. 312 249 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 418 45 402 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 92 98 Total cropland .................farms.. 204 216 acres.. 114 561 107 451 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 171 179 acres.. 73 098 65 057 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 51 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 469 20 112 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 204 76 183 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 921 5 691 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 548 14 422 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 32 $100,000 or more .................... 39 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 186 16 852 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 035 63 592 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 152 161 Other ............................... 97 103 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 129 130 200 days or more ................... 79 88 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 215 236 number.. 43 362 43 014 Beef cows ..................farms.. 201 210 number.. (D) 18 385 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 231 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 217 236 number.. 27 811 27 529 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. 10 409 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 2 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.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 4 acres.. 347 276 bushels.. 9 385 8 893 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 141 151 acres.. 61 042 54 511 bushels.. 1 446 701 1 422 974 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 37 30 acres.. 7 138 5 773 bales.. 3 064 4 100 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 81 91 acres.. 5 100 4 208 tons, dry.. 9 796 6 643 @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.