1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DIMMIT COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 218 206 Land in farms ..................acres.. 517 641 677 308 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 375 3 288 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 962 824 1 410 714 Average per acre .........dollars.. 416 408 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 952 29 333 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 42 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 80 95 Total cropland .................farms.. 103 106 acres.. 43 771 45 193 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 48 45 acres.. 9 686 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 22 acres.. 6 312 7 090 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 902 13 994 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 295 67 930 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 609 3 346 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 293 10 647 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 15 $100,000 or more .................... 18 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 678 12 898 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 680 62 610 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 101 95 Other ............................... 117 111 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 131 120 200 days or more ................... 71 68 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 183 174 number.. 28 717 41 846 Beef cows ..................farms.. 158 137 number.. 11 211 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. 13 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 177 171 number.. 31 992 21 473 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 2 number.. 58 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 8 number.. 87 814 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 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.. 3 3 acres.. (D) 650 bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 2 acres.. 967 (D) bushels.. 55 340 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 26 29 acres.. 5 785 4 540 tons, dry.. 6 816 8 189 @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.