1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WILBARGER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 476 461 Land in farms ..................acres.. 883 781 863 384 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 857 1 873 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 545 293 541 979 Average per acre .........dollars.. 294 274 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 438 58 578 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 82 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 107 95 Total cropland .................farms.. 417 413 acres.. 260 399 281 227 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 301 348 acres.. 165 249 174 473 Irrigated land .................farms.. 73 77 acres.. 13 527 9 244 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 237 32 549 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 825 70 605 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 948 20 348 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 289 12 201 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 51 $100,000 or more .................... 65 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 330 26 858 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 392 58 260 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 260 292 Other ............................... 216 169 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 257 235 200 days or more ................... 172 138 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 301 281 number.. 54 214 47 418 Beef cows ..................farms.. 246 248 number.. 23 363 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 2 number.. 24 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 293 282 number.. 31 511 22 890 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 10 number.. (D) 2 004 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 8 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 14 number.. 310 560 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 12 number.. (D) 265 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 75 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 39 38 acres.. 6 002 2 600 bushels.. 233 243 126 887 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 252 283 acres.. 109 979 95 767 bushels.. 2 589 506 2 433 616 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 97 203 acres.. 20 106 54 916 bales.. 12 140 34 981 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 171 181 acres.. 19 628 15 565 tons, dry.. 57 693 45 079 @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.