1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FLOYD COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 517 474 Land in farms ..................acres.. 555 923 629 148 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 075 1 327 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 508 054 482 269 Average per acre .........dollars.. 460 365 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 223 119 783 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 83 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 109 130 1,000 acres or more ................. 187 200 Total cropland .................farms.. 473 448 acres.. 408 715 450 812 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 325 390 acres.. 284 854 258 546 Irrigated land .................farms.. 272 296 acres.. 169 569 154 102 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 130 709 109 900 Average per farm .........dollars.. 252 822 231 857 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 69 997 40 267 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 60 712 69 633 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 156 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 98 $100,000 or more .................... 231 171 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 105 018 92 312 Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 524 194 752 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 349 380 Other ............................... 168 94 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 147 129 200 days or more ................... 107 67 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 152 176 number.. 57 959 52 506 Beef cows ..................farms.. 132 149 number.. (D) 9 496 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 85 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 151 175 number.. 91 025 81 969 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 3 number.. (D) 131 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 112 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 9 number.. 1 771 2 927 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 1 number.. 28 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 87 110 acres.. 15 108 16 901 bushels.. 2 274 776 2 420 122 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 170 270 acres.. 40 001 105 332 bushels.. 2 834 926 7 441 944 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 215 260 acres.. 62 841 64 487 bushels.. 1 394 641 1 678 293 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 274 154 acres.. 148 345 33 006 bales.. 152 934 31 267 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 77 137 acres.. 10 491 25 502 bushels.. 407 801 847 873 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 69 69 acres.. 5 120 3 009 tons, dry.. 15 098 5 732 @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.