1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 YOAKUM COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 278 253 Land in farms ..................acres.. 343 095 344 667 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 234 1 362 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 616 422 434 658 Average per acre .........dollars.. 568 321 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 161 77 867 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 17 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 116 117 Total cropland .................farms.. 257 226 acres.. 247 036 209 164 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 170 197 acres.. 167 464 148 510 Irrigated land .................farms.. 127 131 acres.. 82 146 63 035 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 195 36 391 Average per farm .........dollars.. 187 751 143 838 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 899 33 117 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 295 3 274 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 32 $100,000 or more .................... 109 110 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 454 25 154 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 532 99 818 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 172 203 Other ............................... 106 50 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 86 200 days or more ................... 72 48 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 67 79 number.. 9 368 7 075 Beef cows ..................farms.. 56 69 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 66 71 number.. 4 892 4 340 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 19 number.. 154 624 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 17 number.. 328 1 200 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 201 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 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.. 4 2 acres.. 805 (D) bushels.. 122 375 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 63 106 acres.. 21 913 38 114 bushels.. 775 247 1 928 925 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 25 acres.. 8 001 3 225 bushels.. 308 690 119 774 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 146 145 acres.. 125 427 98 244 bales.. 122 511 92 877 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 1 acres.. 624 (D) bushels.. 19 526 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 19 28 acres.. 1 074 1 315 tons, dry.. 1 309 3 230 @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.