1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HALE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 840 774 Land in farms ..................acres.. 586 515 560 355 Average size of farm .......acres.. 698 724 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 414 316 415 930 Average per acre .........dollars.. 568 580 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 900 106 294 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 167 93 180 to 499 acres .................... 188 172 500 to 999 acres .................... 232 245 1,000 acres or more ................. 188 193 Total cropland .................farms.. 794 730 acres.. 512 216 515 089 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 608 669 acres.. 372 956 333 146 Irrigated land .................farms.. 564 600 acres.. 310 315 292 707 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 239 579 177 397 Average per farm .........dollars.. 285 213 229 195 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 116 637 70 438 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 122 943 106 959 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 200 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 89 154 $100,000 or more .................... 373 291 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 165 566 166 013 Average per farm .........dollars.. 197 337 214 210 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 577 583 Other ............................... 263 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 266 289 200 days or more ................... 163 151 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 203 181 number.. 91 850 72 747 Beef cows ..................farms.. 146 130 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 198 184 number.. 164 748 124 793 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 21 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 18 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 21 number.. 1 001 8 051 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 12 number.. 83 218 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 291 365 acres.. 57 161 80 005 bushels.. 9 276 122 11 824 662 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 292 375 acres.. 46 187 109 093 bushels.. 3 081 397 7 882 592 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 272 242 acres.. 37 124 28 206 bushels.. 1 049 896 940 899 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 513 187 acres.. 207 674 36 188 bales.. 245 185 30 252 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 107 271 acres.. 17 081 63 955 bushels.. 614 295 2 291 418 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 78 88 acres.. 5 414 5 624 tons, dry.. 16 056 15 196 @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.