1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHILDRESS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 284 257 Land in farms ..................acres.. 393 162 449 972 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 384 1 751 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 429 126 422 117 Average per acre .........dollars.. 312 255 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 155 56 756 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 65 35 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 84 91 Total cropland .................farms.. 248 234 acres.. (D) 166 771 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 157 179 acres.. 92 646 86 806 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 37 acres.. 5 808 9 402 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 256 19 742 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 802 76 817 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 714 13 238 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 542 6 504 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 23 $100,000 or more .................... 48 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 410 14 055 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 740 54 902 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 147 158 Other ............................... 137 99 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 128 112 200 days or more ................... 87 80 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 173 162 number.. 19 359 19 895 Beef cows ..................farms.. 144 142 number.. 7 898 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 1 number.. 8 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 170 159 number.. 10 975 12 679 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 8 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 5 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.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 13 acres.. 574 986 bushels.. 26 210 36 589 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 75 96 acres.. 35 504 40 669 bushels.. 675 970 847 044 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 92 109 acres.. 44 010 37 173 bales.. 34 806 38 274 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 79 83 acres.. 10 429 6 673 tons, dry.. 16 442 11 231 @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.