1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HANSFORD COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 279 280 Land in farms ..................acres.. 582 092 576 468 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 086 2 059 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 856 062 688 310 Average per acre .........dollars.. 424 331 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 139 940 127 449 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 13 6 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 150 160 Total cropland .................farms.. 232 243 acres.. 314 486 310 375 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 188 221 acres.. 212 399 203 150 Irrigated land .................farms.. 147 167 acres.. 124 793 132 386 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 346 244 302 873 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 241 020 1 081 689 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 349 33 026 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 306 896 269 847 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 2 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 32 $100,000 or more .................... 150 166 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 308 850 270 640 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 103 034 970 035 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 204 232 Other ............................... 75 48 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 81 86 200 days or more ................... 50 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 155 156 number.. 252 205 207 882 Beef cows ..................farms.. 60 51 number.. 5 594 3 885 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 3 number.. 11 3 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 156 158 number.. 424 358 368 130 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 5 number.. (D) 859 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 5 number.. (D) 990 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 4 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 4 number.. 90 56 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 98 90 acres.. 39 813 30 866 bushels.. 7 298 851 5 437 713 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 98 128 acres.. 23 441 31 050 bushels.. 1 432 799 2 669 873 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 171 213 acres.. 136 871 138 323 bushels.. 4 151 253 5 367 800 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 37 1 acres.. 6 730 (D) bushels.. 237 219 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 46 56 acres.. 6 951 3 371 tons, dry.. 21 057 6 830 @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.