1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAMB COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 865 745 Land in farms ..................acres.. 539 395 518 028 Average size of farm .......acres.. 624 695 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 339 561 345 242 Average per acre .........dollars.. 564 494 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 276 95 188 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 212 126 180 to 499 acres .................... 225 178 500 to 999 acres .................... 186 241 1,000 acres or more ................. 178 144 Total cropland .................farms.. 806 692 acres.. 439 459 418 121 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 543 618 acres.. 293 937 270 290 Irrigated land .................farms.. 470 526 acres.. 218 235 215 255 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 253 464 206 539 Average per farm .........dollars.. 293 022 277 234 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 100 811 58 953 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 152 653 147 586 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 285 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 161 $100,000 or more .................... 343 244 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 205 678 189 842 Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 053 254 480 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 550 574 Other ............................... 315 171 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 336 252 200 days or more ................... 213 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 192 206 number.. 116 240 128 717 Beef cows ..................farms.. 116 121 number.. (D) 6 014 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 188 206 number.. 211 763 201 311 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 17 number.. 624 653 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 16 number.. 1 304 1 231 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 24 number.. 4 722 19 538 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 8 number.. 145 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 210 274 acres.. 46 328 54 343 bushels.. 7 836 953 8 866 899 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 156 318 acres.. 18 248 107 805 bushels.. 1 156 798 6 714 503 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 222 233 acres.. 22 911 24 691 bushels.. 805 834 1 044 464 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 438 170 acres.. 175 894 25 574 bales.. 209 082 17 776 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 39 219 acres.. 4 430 41 601 bushels.. 163 996 1 441 810 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 107 120 acres.. 11 861 14 414 tons, dry.. 39 374 49 541 @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.