1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 415 438 Land in farms ..................acres.. 243 684 (D) Average size of farm .......acres.. 587 (D) Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 403 684 782 202 Average per acre .........dollars.. 720 1 601 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 586 52 210 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 186 200 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 55 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 350 375 acres.. 47 315 46 923 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 327 350 acres.. 44 566 42 081 Irrigated land .................farms.. 326 368 acres.. 41 447 41 983 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 76 673 88 060 Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 754 201 050 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 765 32 672 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 908 55 388 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 19 $100,000 or more .................... 81 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 227 75 089 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 487 171 435 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 169 206 Other ............................... 246 232 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 242 252 200 days or more ................... 166 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 97 85 number.. 32 422 38 351 Beef cows ..................farms.. 48 42 number.. 1 359 1 631 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 18 number.. 11 501 9 554 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 79 71 number.. 28 307 56 440 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 18 number.. 737 1 492 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 14 number.. 363 4 361 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 23 number.. 119 182 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 32 number.. 521 1 624 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 241 bushels.. (D) 22 696 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 1 acres.. 750 (D) bushels.. 52 278 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 11 acres.. 935 1 130 bushels.. 47 511 68 256 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 85 102 acres.. 27 103 24 137 bales.. 45 746 36 279 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 173 163 acres.. 6 502 7 042 tons, dry.. 27 709 39 299 @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.