1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CRANE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 53 50 Land in farms ..................acres.. 491 112 394 805 Average size of farm .......acres.. 9 266 7 896 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 106 999 886 909 Average per acre .........dollars.. 119 112 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 195 39 084 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 4 3 180 to 499 acres .................... 0 1 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 17 18 acres.. 27 897 943 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 7 11 acres.. 20 64 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 9 acres.. 132 29 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 059 2 947 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 854 58 936 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 0 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 059 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 16 16 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 6 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 5 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 6 $100,000 or more .................... 7 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 541 2 746 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 073 54 912 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 25 27 Other ............................... 28 23 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 34 31 200 days or more ................... 24 25 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 38 36 number.. 9 040 12 398 Beef cows ..................farms.. 36 31 number.. 5 543 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 38 34 number.. 4 171 4 263 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 55 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 60 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 9 number.. 4 021 3 756 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 107 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.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, dry.. (D) (D) @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.