1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DALLAM COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 414 369 Land in farms ..................acres.. 931 529 780 925 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 250 2 116 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 180 920 725 589 Average per acre .........dollars.. 516 351 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 302 122 738 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 43 29 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 196 173 Total cropland .................farms.. 335 315 acres.. (D) 357 218 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 255 272 acres.. 297 475 230 710 Irrigated land .................farms.. 218 216 acres.. 245 550 171 138 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 356 988 282 942 Average per farm .........dollars.. 862 291 766 779 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 105 507 53 774 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 251 481 229 167 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 51 $100,000 or more .................... 218 205 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 320 733 235 299 Average per farm .........dollars.. 774 717 635 945 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 295 305 Other ............................... 119 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 192 134 200 days or more ................... 107 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 219 210 number.. 214 596 175 276 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 87 number.. 8 550 9 650 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. 764 530 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 222 227 number.. 296 394 309 636 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 16 number.. (D) 3 526 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 14 number.. (D) 4 953 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 39 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 9 number.. 113 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 168 149 acres.. 134 140 70 554 bushels.. 27 599 981 13 659 255 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 82 99 acres.. 35 232 31 523 bushels.. 1 329 418 1 409 076 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 189 210 acres.. 106 645 112 955 bushels.. 4 810 738 5 250 617 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 63 80 acres.. 6 930 10 732 tons, dry.. 16 955 34 924 @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.