1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FOARD COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 238 201 Land in farms ..................acres.. 307 730 321 752 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 293 1 601 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 382 296 382 185 Average per acre .........dollars.. 297 231 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 125 34 215 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 65 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 206 175 acres.. 127 521 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 113 123 acres.. 63 546 55 871 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 7 acres.. 1 323 226 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 108 8 915 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 674 44 351 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 119 4 631 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 989 4 284 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 21 $100,000 or more .................... 21 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 185 7 947 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 794 39 539 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 102 116 Other ............................... 136 85 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 139 113 200 days or more ................... 102 73 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 148 138 number.. 20 151 14 064 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 125 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 150 137 number.. 13 019 8 246 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 5 number.. 96 53 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 7 number.. 291 266 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 152 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.. 9 3 acres.. 11 826 260 bushels.. 443 147 6 642 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 95 109 acres.. 40 612 42 641 bushels.. 813 316 975 664 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 23 36 acres.. 6 368 10 718 bales.. 3 526 5 729 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 55 37 acres.. 4 186 2 121 tons, dry.. 9 163 5 857 @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.