1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 547 468 Land in farms ..................acres.. 488 382 462 533 Average size of farm .......acres.. 893 988 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 442 957 324 660 Average per acre .........dollars.. 453 336 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 585 31 732 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 131 92 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 113 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 110 121 Total cropland .................farms.. 443 385 acres.. 176 726 171 034 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 275 258 acres.. 90 581 83 752 Irrigated land .................farms.. 70 57 acres.. 21 711 15 902 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 582 27 014 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 909 57 722 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 901 11 848 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 682 15 166 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 36 $100,000 or more .................... 73 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 687 22 505 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 225 48 190 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 244 248 Other ............................... 303 220 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 319 261 200 days or more ................... 198 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 359 321 number.. 40 560 39 397 Beef cows ..................farms.. 312 257 number.. 17 711 14 160 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 8 number.. 94 39 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 343 312 number.. 23 261 30 450 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 6 number.. 86 65 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 3 number.. 104 35 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 8 number.. 303 908 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 11 number.. 215 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 374 bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 53 46 acres.. 11 427 5 940 bushels.. 523 207 257 549 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 76 100 acres.. 17 878 18 816 bushels.. 376 647 385 147 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 73 107 acres.. 27 035 38 510 bales.. 17 431 22 421 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 2 acres.. 163 (D) bushels.. 3 419 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 173 162 acres.. 10 763 10 219 tons, dry.. 20 071 17 187 @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.