1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ARCHER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 496 449 Land in farms ..................acres.. 610 877 612 718 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 232 1 365 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 582 751 439 213 Average per acre .........dollars.. 505 326 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 684 43 314 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 99 92 180 to 499 acres .................... 141 127 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 132 102 Total cropland .................farms.. 386 353 acres.. 123 407 127 615 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 290 266 acres.. 73 172 66 421 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 5 acres.. 481 278 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 394 52 523 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 810 116 977 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 966 4 934 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 58 428 47 589 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 32 $100,000 or more .................... 118 109 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 535 40 431 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 885 90 047 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 254 235 Other ............................... 242 214 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 286 243 200 days or more ................... 192 167 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 423 390 number.. 81 424 77 306 Beef cows ..................farms.. 311 278 number.. 22 731 22 252 Milk cows ..................farms.. 74 73 number.. 11 266 8 701 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 426 399 number.. 47 379 49 146 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 8 number.. 85 2 041 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 10 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 5 acres.. 753 394 bushels.. (D) 24 758 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 159 165 acres.. 50 167 48 584 bushels.. 1 319 595 1 373 273 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 11 16 acres.. 948 1 544 bales.. 505 893 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 194 182 acres.. 22 007 15 850 tons, dry.. 48 746 36 220 @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.