1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FALLS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 027 1 032 Land in farms ..................acres.. 362 205 378 003 Average size of farm .......acres.. 353 366 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 278 393 199 537 Average per acre .........dollars.. 798 561 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 530 32 601 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 170 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 386 395 180 to 499 acres .................... 254 246 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 86 100 Total cropland .................farms.. 864 885 acres.. 222 717 237 254 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 694 697 acres.. 124 157 118 458 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 38 acres.. 3 220 4 554 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 345 56 505 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 969 54 753 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 599 14 118 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 747 42 387 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 257 229 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 171 180 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 152 187 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 199 179 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 88 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 72 $100,000 or more .................... 100 97 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 415 51 214 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 221 49 674 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 483 515 Other ............................... 544 517 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 585 569 200 days or more ................... 428 394 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 853 842 number.. 94 519 99 831 Beef cows ..................farms.. 738 755 number.. 28 852 29 590 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 23 number.. 608 176 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 842 821 number.. 74 085 79 473 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 37 number.. 1 988 2 079 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 29 number.. 2 074 3 072 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 27 number.. 900 1 561 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 32 number.. (D) 3 799 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 133 165 acres.. 52 026 50 519 bushels.. 4 721 285 3 598 853 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 94 99 acres.. 13 244 14 236 bushels.. 838 704 559 057 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 117 84 acres.. 14 300 6 905 bushels.. 447 164 167 517 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 38 62 acres.. 8 559 12 375 bales.. 9 288 13 249 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 39 acres.. 4 752 6 620 bushels.. 143 474 157 634 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 570 557 acres.. 29 215 26 359 tons, dry.. 63 947 53 427 @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.