1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BAILEY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 441 406 Land in farms ..................acres.. 408 936 432 939 Average size of farm .......acres.. 927 1 066 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 373 113 352 067 Average per acre .........dollars.. 367 335 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 627 72 584 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 124 140 Total cropland .................farms.. 397 368 acres.. 275 372 289 619 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 288 293 acres.. 165 550 161 662 Irrigated land .................farms.. 205 200 acres.. 70 160 67 830 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 171 675 69 905 Average per farm .........dollars.. 389 286 172 181 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 526 26 127 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 135 149 43 778 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 116 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 69 $100,000 or more .................... 149 114 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 150 234 59 203 Average per farm .........dollars.. 340 668 145 463 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 299 304 Other ............................... 142 102 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 203 163 200 days or more ................... 121 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 152 186 number.. 120 951 67 848 Beef cows ..................farms.. 87 102 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 150 187 number.. 201 316 55 557 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 14 number.. 61 704 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 14 number.. 131 798 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 11 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) 132 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 62 acres.. 8 071 10 760 bushels.. 1 228 974 1 586 936 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 140 159 acres.. 37 676 95 198 bushels.. 1 555 680 4 716 486 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 135 142 acres.. 23 719 30 377 bushels.. 687 490 962 473 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 175 36 acres.. 73 651 6 814 bales.. 72 410 4 348 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 22 acres.. 1 184 4 573 bushels.. 36 032 119 556 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 77 64 acres.. 8 902 6 615 tons, dry.. 23 716 20 304 @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.