1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 348 356 Land in farms ..................acres.. 467 605 622 130 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 344 1 748 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 428 891 657 847 Average per acre .........dollars.. 317 384 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 178 78 914 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 24 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 145 156 Total cropland .................farms.. 284 291 acres.. 271 781 289 733 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 217 242 acres.. 171 917 172 506 Irrigated land .................farms.. 123 145 acres.. 73 719 82 281 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 471 69 142 Average per farm .........dollars.. 208 251 194 218 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 509 20 295 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 962 48 847 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 50 $100,000 or more .................... 93 121 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 719 58 112 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 383 163 236 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 221 240 Other ............................... 127 116 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 141 168 200 days or more ................... 101 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 190 209 number.. 70 140 65 257 Beef cows ..................farms.. 94 102 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 196 221 number.. 87 086 78 463 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 20 number.. 487 1 425 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 20 number.. 542 2 388 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 35 1 730 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 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.. 55 48 acres.. 14 735 9 799 bushels.. 2 530 256 1 535 723 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 178 185 acres.. 57 907 59 973 bushels.. 3 703 567 4 165 729 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 196 225 acres.. 89 448 98 952 bushels.. 2 208 029 3 172 483 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 1 acres.. 4 492 (D) bushels.. 138 133 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 64 90 acres.. 6 104 5 093 tons, dry.. 11 771 9 838 @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.