1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRAY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 341 313 Land in farms ..................acres.. 560 796 576 013 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 645 1 840 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 665 684 438 419 Average per acre .........dollars.. 426 248 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 970 53 496 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 125 112 Total cropland .................farms.. 247 228 acres.. (D) 154 818 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 161 164 acres.. 95 851 92 719 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 54 acres.. 23 542 21 884 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 85 164 80 751 Average per farm .........dollars.. 249 747 257 990 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 580 8 494 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 75 584 72 257 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 27 $100,000 or more .................... 54 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 76 198 67 385 Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 801 214 602 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 195 166 Other ............................... 146 147 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 171 168 200 days or more ................... 112 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 216 198 number.. 72 274 80 398 Beef cows ..................farms.. 170 148 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 216 193 number.. 114 187 106 948 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 21 number.. 762 967 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 12 number.. 1 627 2 100 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 16 124 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 10 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 22 acres.. 5 820 3 435 bushels.. 997 627 519 335 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 71 66 acres.. 25 800 19 427 bushels.. 1 342 726 1 118 006 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 118 acres.. 56 199 64 252 bushels.. 1 199 679 1 706 799 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 0 acres.. 1 761 0 bushels.. 45 374 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 79 75 acres.. 6 529 5 506 tons, dry.. 15 559 12 747 @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.