1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CONCHO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 380 391 Land in farms ..................acres.. 635 584 571 684 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 673 1 462 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 666 274 588 168 Average per acre .........dollars.. 393 399 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 729 45 093 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 134 153 Total cropland .................farms.. 304 311 acres.. 129 083 131 301 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 200 226 acres.. 70 484 72 483 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 20 acres.. 3 974 1 824 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 766 17 221 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 016 44 042 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 264 6 985 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 502 10 235 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 52 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 106 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 44 $100,000 or more .................... 47 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 132 14 013 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 341 35 930 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 243 256 Other ............................... 137 135 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 169 172 200 days or more ................... 99 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 239 253 number.. 28 591 23 522 Beef cows ..................farms.. 216 231 number.. (D) 12 490 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 84 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 244 243 number.. 17 289 12 924 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 12 number.. 54 1 663 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 9 number.. 47 1 473 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 156 224 number.. 75 369 104 707 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 8 number.. 13 131 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 64 76 acres.. 12 430 10 128 bushels.. 505 262 361 116 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 136 165 acres.. 33 016 35 097 bushels.. 743 144 704 174 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 54 80 acres.. 19 252 22 942 bales.. 11 491 14 447 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 94 78 acres.. 5 661 3 338 tons, dry.. 11 476 5 041 @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.