1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DEAF SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 647 638 Land in farms ..................acres.. 879 692 856 707 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 360 1 343 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 610 587 426 027 Average per acre .........dollars.. 430 325 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 877 111 876 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 63 180 to 499 acres .................... 102 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 162 147 1,000 acres or more ................. 244 253 Total cropland .................farms.. 545 525 acres.. 572 210 510 363 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 401 413 acres.. 308 018 244 776 Irrigated land .................farms.. 300 337 acres.. 168 890 163 175 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 656 636 645 029 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 014 894 1 011 018 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 024 48 953 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 602 612 596 076 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 145 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 93 $100,000 or more .................... 281 304 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 577 521 590 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 893 996 923 938 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 434 465 Other ............................... 213 173 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 256 244 200 days or more ................... 169 156 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 381 397 number.. 521 903 425 866 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 134 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 393 407 number.. 898 151 782 255 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 37 number.. 313 7 765 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 36 number.. 2 663 10 707 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 19 number.. 694 881 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 15 number.. 432 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 141 142 acres.. 31 885 28 568 bushels.. 5 212 414 4 747 343 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 229 233 acres.. 77 120 64 718 bushels.. 4 182 499 4 234 745 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 341 340 acres.. 150 404 116 964 bushels.. 5 207 641 4 454 567 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 52 23 acres.. 10 706 2 734 bales.. 14 720 2 200 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 7 acres.. 397 397 bushels.. 11 465 12 356 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 131 134 acres.. 23 215 8 813 tons, dry.. 38 439 20 694 @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.