1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DAWSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 583 465 Land in farms ..................acres.. 605 260 553 047 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 038 1 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 608 630 478 180 Average per acre .........dollars.. 529 410 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 072 90 728 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 58 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 128 135 1,000 acres or more ................. 218 190 Total cropland .................farms.. 551 444 acres.. 503 536 411 585 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 414 416 acres.. 324 684 256 111 Irrigated land .................farms.. 171 109 acres.. 64 756 30 810 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 89 602 49 090 Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 691 105 570 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 86 848 47 156 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 754 1 934 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 157 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 116 $100,000 or more .................... 269 176 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 350 35 243 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 694 75 792 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 402 371 Other ............................... 181 94 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 210 167 200 days or more ................... 95 70 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 78 77 number.. 8 452 7 500 Beef cows ..................farms.. 61 68 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 72 75 number.. 5 656 3 841 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 8 number.. 39 342 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 6 number.. 53 311 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 277 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 62 166 acres.. 21 418 63 316 bushels.. 901 358 2 748 166 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 10 acres.. 2 930 1 827 bushels.. 103 143 29 325 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 390 364 acres.. 274 472 184 300 bales.. 223 069 155 854 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 35 40 acres.. 2 481 1 526 tons, dry.. 4 189 3 211 @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.