1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DELTA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 419 374 Land in farms ..................acres.. 120 136 107 565 Average size of farm .......acres.. 287 288 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 187 432 214 963 Average per acre .........dollars.. 730 678 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 509 21 240 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 132 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 338 289 acres.. 82 304 74 062 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 251 222 acres.. 48 787 31 954 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 584 8 531 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 647 22 810 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 185 2 813 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 399 5 718 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 13 $100,000 or more .................... 18 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 694 8 223 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 750 21 987 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 157 158 Other ............................... 262 216 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 272 208 200 days or more ................... 206 140 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 305 294 number.. 19 456 17 413 Beef cows ..................farms.. 266 256 number.. 10 182 8 793 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 15 number.. 678 1 026 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 309 292 number.. 9 853 9 620 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 4 number.. 11 11 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. 148 169 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 12 number.. 147 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 7 acres.. 2 920 1 440 bushels.. 268 899 101 105 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 22 acres.. 2 110 2 403 bushels.. 132 269 117 651 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 24 acres.. 4 790 5 074 bushels.. 212 892 153 077 Rice..........................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 9 11 acres.. 1 904 1 369 bales.. 915 949 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 34 28 acres.. 18 818 7 381 bushels.. 530 397 276 725 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 227 190 acres.. 16 599 13 852 tons, dry.. 28 893 24 473 @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.