1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 505 445 Land in farms ..................acres.. 514 280 501 692 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 018 1 127 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 641 235 111 Average per acre .........dollars.. 275 224 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 704 30 533 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 103 86 180 to 499 acres .................... 126 101 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 89 1,000 acres or more ................. 140 131 Total cropland .................farms.. 374 374 acres.. 155 415 147 334 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 241 265 acres.. 59 628 62 249 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 24 acres.. 5 949 3 615 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 80 652 67 016 Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 706 150 597 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 777 4 117 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 76 875 62 899 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 142 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 51 $100,000 or more .................... 37 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 273 55 633 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 848 125 017 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 246 237 Other ............................... 259 208 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 269 243 200 days or more ................... 193 162 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 383 350 number.. 91 709 79 083 Beef cows ..................farms.. 333 319 number.. 26 438 23 029 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 3 number.. 27 11 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 390 350 number.. 121 638 96 642 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 13 number.. 146 474 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 9 number.. 196 804 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 11 number.. 36 172 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 13 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.. 5 0 acres.. 750 0 bushels.. 88 133 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 35 37 acres.. 9 384 6 877 bushels.. 359 501 258 162 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 75 106 acres.. 22 716 26 705 bushels.. 363 303 508 009 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 14 24 acres.. 5 529 5 687 bales.. 3 097 4 264 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 198 207 acres.. 19 831 19 564 tons, dry.. 30 718 28 698 @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.