1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 194 301 180 644 Land in farms ..................acres.. 131 308 286 130 886 608 Average size of farm .......acres.. 676 725 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 398 126 360 153 Average per acre .........dollars.. 593 499 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 062 33 206 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 930 11 122 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 615 34 514 50 to 179 acres ..................... 59 420 54 214 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 674 38 602 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 495 18 800 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 167 23 392 Total cropland .................farms.. 149 104 140 222 acres.. 37 662 040 36 381 847 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 108 169 104 318 acres.. 19 607 847 18 136 653 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 756 18 784 acres.. 5 484 663 4 912 308 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 766 527 12 004 385 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 852 66 453 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 293 474 3 334 065 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 473 054 8 670 320 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 440 52 446 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 746 28 770 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 136 29 303 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 410 29 226 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 317 13 701 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 252 10 147 $100,000 or more .................... 17 000 17 051 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 636 594 10 431 343 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 894 57 745 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 83 284 85 937 Other ............................... 111 017 94 707 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 114 962 101 160 200 days or more ................... 79 338 69 482 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 144 354 134 669 number.. 14 532 814 13 242 832 Beef cows ..................farms.. 124 980 118 728 number.. 5 347 457 5 186 359 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 113 5 381 number.. 374 816 394 587 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 138 701 130 386 number.. 13 028 674 11 468 849 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 428 6 537 number.. 578 664 460 175 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 659 4 995 number.. 903 226 810 047 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 959 7 516 number.. 1 531 614 2 223 774 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 473 7 595 number.. 20 184 249 19 728 363 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 000 916 number.. 388 114 496 292 758 887 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 855 7 393 acres.. 1 656 229 1 549 680 bushels.. 219 361 590 180 025 937 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 438 13 942 acres.. 3 041 937 3 984 934 bushels.. 175 279 096 222 512 221 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 669 14 877 acres.. 3 860 325 3 726 217 bushels.. 108 242 787 111 202 412 Rice..........................farms.. 843 1 276 acres.. 280 676 369 539 cwt.. 15 348 483 20 026 016 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 971 11 237 acres.. 5 221 561 3 620 070 bales.. 4 828 062 3 212 770 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 705 1 985 acres.. 381 187 383 837 bushels.. 10 114 310 12 008 961 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 83 219 74 836 acres.. 4 277 199 3 607 387 tons, dry.. 9 605 686 8 055 561 @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.