1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ARMSTRONG COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 235 216 Land in farms ..................acres.. 560 412 500 665 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 385 2 318 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 729 001 452 086 Average per acre .........dollars.. 299 194 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 467 61 948 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 23 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 95 88 Total cropland .................farms.. 189 181 acres.. (D) 139 571 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 129 148 acres.. 70 345 74 910 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 35 acres.. 8 162 7 164 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 901 31 080 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 728 143 889 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 562 7 440 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 339 23 640 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 36 $100,000 or more .................... 45 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 513 25 534 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 287 117 669 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 130 144 Other ............................... 105 72 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 115 87 200 days or more ................... 71 54 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 145 154 number.. 37 575 39 840 Beef cows ..................farms.. 99 91 number.. 8 008 9 100 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 3 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 153 159 number.. 42 412 41 093 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 14 number.. 148 294 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 16 number.. 293 595 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 50 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) 242 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 8 acres.. 945 1 513 bushels.. 165 395 266 156 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 80 94 acres.. 25 136 23 910 bushels.. 1 090 044 1 284 593 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 103 121 acres.. 40 432 44 836 bushels.. 898 097 1 347 074 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 3 acres.. 361 717 bales.. 227 605 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 57 73 acres.. 3 136 4 706 tons, dry.. 7 263 8 830 @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.