1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GAINES COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 712 616 Land in farms ..................acres.. 772 172 686 578 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 085 1 115 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 570 388 531 896 Average per acre .........dollars.. 501 523 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 985 120 219 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 108 76 180 to 499 acres .................... 126 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 172 153 1,000 acres or more ................. 254 227 Total cropland .................farms.. 671 573 acres.. 591 057 498 303 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 477 512 acres.. 380 156 328 179 Irrigated land .................farms.. 405 411 acres.. 233 513 202 129 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 218 298 134 329 Average per farm .........dollars.. 306 599 218 066 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 104 027 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 30 301 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 206 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 71 $100,000 or more .................... 342 316 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 167 067 106 262 Average per farm .........dollars.. 234 645 172 503 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 479 472 Other ............................... 233 144 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 247 225 200 days or more ................... 142 124 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 132 130 number.. 47 404 51 782 Beef cows ..................farms.. 106 102 number.. 5 763 4 532 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. 5 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 133 122 number.. 107 838 47 000 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 20 number.. 422 649 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 19 number.. 458 1 463 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 8 number.. 695 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 11 number.. 257 223 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 0 acres.. 942 0 bushels.. 101 932 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 69 148 acres.. 14 992 44 766 bushels.. 502 496 2 240 285 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 117 96 acres.. 22 192 14 822 bushels.. 801 210 608 996 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 403 432 acres.. 278 940 233 410 bales.. 282 317 252 688 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 66 50 acres.. 3 960 4 458 tons, dry.. 7 943 13 785 @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.