1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLEMAN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 837 762 Land in farms ..................acres.. 736 739 680 567 Average size of farm .......acres.. 880 893 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 375 832 307 768 Average per acre .........dollars.. 470 357 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 567 28 800 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 183 132 180 to 499 acres .................... 220 227 500 to 999 acres .................... 148 133 1,000 acres or more ................. 198 196 Total cropland .................farms.. 677 620 acres.. 199 049 193 485 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 455 447 acres.. 78 044 78 800 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 10 acres.. 1 533 1 220 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 781 19 189 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 828 25 182 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 819 3 727 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 961 15 462 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 190 162 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 158 143 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 191 168 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 68 $100,000 or more .................... 41 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 884 15 979 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 561 20 970 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 389 408 Other ............................... 448 354 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 489 404 200 days or more ................... 339 279 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 683 594 number.. 62 658 51 573 Beef cows ..................farms.. 588 561 number.. (D) 26 541 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) 410 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 671 579 number.. 36 651 28 649 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 13 number.. 237 253 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 12 number.. 484 425 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 99 131 number.. 38 664 56 626 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 27 number.. 216 746 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.. 66 76 acres.. 9 657 14 465 bushels.. 231 678 408 830 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 196 232 acres.. 36 465 37 210 bushels.. 700 739 737 651 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 16 28 acres.. 3 022 4 419 bales.. 1 921 1 841 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 343 284 acres.. 25 466 19 898 tons, dry.. 35 903 25 644 @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.