1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 818 808 Land in farms ..................acres.. 603 652 670 459 Average size of farm .......acres.. 738 830 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 428 771 331 915 Average per acre .........dollars.. 566 394 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 964 31 192 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 221 204 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 241 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 105 1,000 acres or more ................. 133 141 Total cropland .................farms.. 613 629 acres.. 160 469 169 290 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 440 451 acres.. 68 473 78 072 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 32 acres.. 1 247 713 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 592 45 986 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 956 56 914 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 913 6 628 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 678 39 358 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 173 168 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 124 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 130 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 172 175 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 54 $100,000 or more .................... 86 109 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 752 39 386 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 211 48 745 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 385 404 Other ............................... 433 404 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 500 457 200 days or more ................... 327 313 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 685 669 number.. 92 090 93 172 Beef cows ..................farms.. 593 574 number.. 38 734 35 379 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 52 number.. 3 288 4 590 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 685 657 number.. 55 269 56 652 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 18 number.. 58 102 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 9 number.. 94 287 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 10 number.. 111 312 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 26 number.. (D) 1 176 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 3 acres.. 364 (D) bushels.. 41 600 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 3 acres.. 927 454 bushels.. 39 117 34 867 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 188 209 acres.. 40 737 52 420 bushels.. 1 012 570 1 486 097 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 14 acres.. 2 869 2 593 bales.. 1 760 1 856 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 316 321 acres.. 21 817 20 086 tons, dry.. 35 632 40 363 @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.