1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BROOKS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 283 288 Land in farms ..................acres.. 458 487 566 400 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 620 1 967 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 722 610 913 832 Average per acre .........dollars.. 428 438 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 367 19 212 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 109 108 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 196 183 acres.. 64 483 38 179 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 94 103 acres.. 19 000 12 405 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 9 acres.. 1 148 525 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 662 19 042 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 607 66 118 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 138 2 562 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 523 16 480 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 116 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 17 $100,000 or more .................... 15 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 464 16 742 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 977 58 336 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 115 127 Other ............................... 168 161 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 162 155 200 days or more ................... 100 89 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 242 244 number.. 28 336 36 651 Beef cows ..................farms.. 217 218 number.. 14 046 17 609 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 489 585 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 242 237 number.. 16 094 42 232 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 9 number.. 15 453 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 7 number.. 18 469 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 1 number.. 47 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 13 number.. 141 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 8 acres.. (D) 925 bushels.. (D) 59 727 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 12 14 acres.. 3 164 2 189 bushels.. 108 293 110 026 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 78 67 acres.. 15 049 5 578 tons, dry.. 26 217 9 640 @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.