1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DICKENS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 366 270 Land in farms ..................acres.. 532 948 561 521 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 456 2 080 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 426 392 284 340 Average per acre .........dollars.. 281 139 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 441 48 254 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 45 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 79 93 Total cropland .................farms.. 303 224 acres.. 140 335 125 544 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 134 144 acres.. 44 608 46 989 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 29 acres.. 7 567 3 163 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 144 12 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 645 44 591 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 561 5 001 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 583 7 039 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 26 $100,000 or more .................... 28 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 985 9 666 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 281 35 538 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 175 152 Other ............................... 191 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 201 133 200 days or more ................... 127 89 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 241 209 number.. 27 444 25 855 Beef cows ..................farms.. 214 191 number.. (D) 13 857 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 23 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 244 211 number.. 14 815 14 025 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 12 number.. (D) 161 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 137 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 4 number.. 175 418 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 2 number.. 76 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 26 acres.. 3 563 9 410 bushels.. 131 145 464 293 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 55 57 acres.. 8 814 10 405 bushels.. 140 560 227 213 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 63 65 acres.. 26 527 21 310 bales.. 18 562 13 025 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 79 85 acres.. 5 685 5 758 tons, dry.. 7 631 9 506 @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.