1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CAMP COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 427 417 Land in farms ..................acres.. 63 021 68 448 Average size of farm .......acres.. 148 164 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 277 837 166 657 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 558 1 043 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 121 26 537 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 184 171 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 346 343 acres.. 34 018 35 639 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 254 283 acres.. 11 431 12 759 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 10 acres.. 271 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 150 735 133 315 Average per farm .........dollars.. 353 008 319 699 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 182 1 226 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 149 552 132 088 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 16 $100,000 or more .................... 67 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 136 288 122 090 Average per farm .........dollars.. 319 176 292 781 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 183 179 Other ............................... 244 238 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 236 232 200 days or more ................... 170 183 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 331 306 number.. 22 630 20 473 Beef cows ..................farms.. 281 246 number.. 10 980 10 495 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 23 number.. 2 524 2 452 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 334 309 number.. 11 519 16 904 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 18 number.. 317 1 026 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 16 number.. 404 769 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. 132 150 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 22 number.. (D) 1 706 605 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 46 35 number.. 50 359 409 44 687 845 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 5 acres.. 35 289 bushels.. 809 22 479 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 237 255 acres.. 11 062 11 502 tons, dry.. 30 814 35 742 @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.