1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 208 195 Land in farms ..................acres.. 462 315 518 788 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 223 2 660 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 338 310 784 Average per acre .........dollars.. 136 115 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 010 19 663 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 14 4 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 112 115 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 78 89 acres.. (D) 1 354 Irrigated land .................farms.. 80 86 acres.. 2 082 1 241 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 400 4 737 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 346 24 294 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 181 473 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 219 4 264 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 113 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 10 $100,000 or more .................... 7 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 647 3 720 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 533 19 079 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 76 65 Other ............................... 132 130 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 138 132 200 days or more ................... 98 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 94 82 number.. 11 685 12 766 Beef cows ..................farms.. 68 62 number.. 5 494 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 2 number.. 5 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 79 70 number.. 6 391 7 890 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 13 number.. 282 148 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 6 number.. 179 223 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 7 number.. 61 405 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 12 number.. 417 359 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.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 37 31 acres.. 414 395 tons, dry.. 1 355 767 @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.