1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLORADO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 562 1 547 Land in farms ..................acres.. 520 627 549 167 Average size of farm .......acres.. 333 355 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 398 997 296 559 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 314 934 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 033 27 821 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 289 299 50 to 179 acres ..................... 621 592 180 to 499 acres .................... 369 362 500 to 999 acres .................... 123 135 1,000 acres or more ................. 117 95 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 284 1 246 acres.. 221 888 211 349 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 046 998 acres.. 90 999 84 361 Irrigated land .................farms.. 176 185 acres.. 46 438 43 474 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 274 44 904 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 106 29 026 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 953 23 797 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 321 21 107 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 533 441 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 278 280 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 280 276 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 207 244 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 126 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 72 $100,000 or more .................... 120 108 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 593 41 014 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 268 26 512 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 669 719 Other ............................... 893 828 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 925 897 200 days or more ................... 630 592 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 336 1 315 number.. 88 863 83 982 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 236 1 237 number.. 50 968 52 971 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 27 number.. 61 464 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 288 1 267 number.. 46 378 44 378 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 39 number.. 1 439 3 925 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 29 number.. 3 094 7 868 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 15 number.. 282 221 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 53 62 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 53 acres.. 8 974 8 782 bushels.. 856 921 858 996 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 22 acres.. 2 377 2 874 bushels.. 144 592 170 896 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Rice..........................farms.. 132 154 acres.. 44 261 42 734 cwt.. 2 560 996 2 696 933 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 2 acres.. 1 128 (D) bales.. 1 456 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 8 acres.. 1 975 1 536 bushels.. 56 302 47 268 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 892 824 acres.. 29 250 26 650 tons, dry.. 69 991 68 727 @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.