1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COTTLE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 225 179 Land in farms ..................acres.. 506 868 471 498 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 253 2 634 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 424 183 691 844 Average per acre .........dollars.. 191 275 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 820 31 593 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 0 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 20 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 83 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 198 151 acres.. 127 298 112 651 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 111 95 acres.. (D) 41 960 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 7 acres.. 2 002 571 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 753 11 438 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 567 63 900 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 716 5 310 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 037 6 128 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 23 $100,000 or more .................... 30 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 177 9 327 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 674 52 104 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 127 112 Other ............................... 98 67 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 106 84 200 days or more ................... 70 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 147 130 number.. 31 716 21 776 Beef cows ..................farms.. 129 119 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 148 127 number.. 20 157 11 880 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 12 number.. 173 341 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 10 number.. 345 346 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. 12 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 6 number.. 124 352 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.. 6 5 acres.. 355 610 bushels.. 7 532 3 026 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 33 32 acres.. 11 315 5 563 bushels.. 223 916 87 307 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 57 64 acres.. 21 472 31 346 bales.. 10 633 18 828 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 65 53 acres.. 7 756 3 590 tons, dry.. 10 355 5 268 @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.