1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARDIN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 354 274 Land in farms ..................acres.. 65 442 32 436 Average size of farm .......acres.. 185 118 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 208 909 109 891 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 239 947 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 846 19 765 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 167 132 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 68 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 270 218 acres.. 17 617 12 716 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 185 156 acres.. 5 326 5 326 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 25 acres.. 625 1 074 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 873 2 715 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 116 9 907 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 958 942 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 915 1 773 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 144 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 4 $100,000 or more .................... 2 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 728 2 886 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 531 10 533 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 125 97 Other ............................... 229 177 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 242 180 200 days or more ................... 173 135 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 252 187 number.. 7 593 5 171 Beef cows ..................farms.. 199 169 number.. 4 820 3 078 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 5 number.. 14 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 224 165 number.. 4 208 2 523 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 18 number.. 363 322 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 11 number.. 260 525 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 17 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.. 5 6 acres.. 10 35 bushels.. 248 1 879 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 139 113 acres.. 4 491 3 746 tons, dry.. 10 289 8 039 @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.