1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TOM GREEN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 880 857 Land in farms ..................acres.. 958 722 1 020 756 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 089 1 191 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 553 773 555 452 Average per acre .........dollars.. 564 464 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 743 47 694 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 102 100 10 to 49 acres ...................... 205 175 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 128 180 to 499 acres .................... 140 136 500 to 999 acres .................... 99 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 193 220 Total cropland .................farms.. 675 648 acres.. 217 069 214 917 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 481 504 acres.. 164 986 143 886 Irrigated land .................farms.. 285 264 acres.. 44 296 33 221 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 85 876 78 628 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 587 91 748 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 962 18 561 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 58 914 60 067 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 324 262 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 135 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 108 $100,000 or more .................... 127 116 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 557 75 200 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 817 87 748 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 412 472 Other ............................... 468 385 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 522 483 200 days or more ................... 363 301 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 414 447 number.. 58 065 63 450 Beef cows ..................farms.. 320 346 number.. 14 260 19 244 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 19 number.. 5 072 1 825 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 395 432 number.. 62 049 73 677 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 41 number.. 1 428 4 830 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 32 number.. 1 358 9 042 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 162 229 number.. 115 440 130 885 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 39 number.. 945 1 334 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 11 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 4 acres.. 1 688 168 bushels.. 236 559 15 246 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 161 195 acres.. 43 283 43 777 bushels.. 1 789 393 1 954 463 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 185 144 acres.. 31 694 16 212 bushels.. 1 024 253 419 850 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 187 205 acres.. 76 382 71 645 bales.. 55 969 40 585 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 214 201 acres.. 12 033 9 709 tons, dry.. 23 494 19 721 @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.