1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BRISCOE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 232 231 Land in farms ..................acres.. 533 084 408 824 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 298 1 770 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 650 439 321 915 Average per acre .........dollars.. 282 187 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 056 55 366 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 29 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 80 86 Total cropland .................farms.. 192 195 acres.. 154 158 133 551 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 121 148 acres.. 79 185 62 941 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 79 acres.. 28 120 25 006 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 613 14 921 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 468 64 594 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 813 7 666 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 799 7 255 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 32 $100,000 or more .................... 64 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 708 12 377 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 328 53 581 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 130 150 Other ............................... 102 81 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 107 77 200 days or more ................... 72 51 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 116 137 number.. 18 374 18 576 Beef cows ..................farms.. 96 107 number.. (D) 9 144 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 127 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 115 138 number.. 12 221 13 823 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 9 number.. 146 91 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 8 number.. 362 154 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 906 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 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.. 20 17 acres.. 2 807 3 738 bushels.. 473 307 478 796 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 42 48 acres.. 8 619 15 774 bushels.. 467 907 804 977 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 75 85 acres.. 23 526 21 396 bushels.. 502 108 506 791 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 79 44 acres.. 35 485 13 000 bales.. 35 843 9 036 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 6 acres.. 204 832 bushels.. 11 600 24 760 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 40 65 acres.. 7 468 5 966 tons, dry.. 14 100 8 850 @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.