1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 727 1 565 Land in farms ..................acres.. 311 005 308 344 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 197 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 342 938 347 856 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 225 1 534 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 566 25 013 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 391 347 10 to 49 acres ...................... 573 484 50 to 179 acres ..................... 457 427 180 to 499 acres .................... 173 169 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 68 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 139 1 052 acres.. 118 827 142 216 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 764 742 acres.. 43 150 54 783 Irrigated land .................farms.. 170 151 acres.. 10 454 15 749 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 301 44 010 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 073 28 121 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 258 27 552 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 043 16 457 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 793 640 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 315 309 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 253 233 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 173 178 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 56 $100,000 or more .................... 78 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 675 34 871 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 183 22 282 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 600 551 Other ............................... 1 127 1 014 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 075 965 200 days or more ................... 758 717 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 204 1 081 number.. 50 114 48 195 Beef cows ..................farms.. 983 947 number.. 28 590 29 349 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 35 number.. 844 1 572 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 073 1 006 number.. 23 452 21 701 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 88 69 number.. 1 372 1 237 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 52 number.. 1 842 1 283 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 42 number.. 804 393 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 82 87 number.. 1 579 3 088 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 6 number.. 236 11 996 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 42 acres.. 4 388 8 505 bushels.. 383 642 711 764 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 16 acres.. 3 116 3 642 bushels.. 145 281 129 131 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 328 bushels.. (D) 18 112 Rice..........................farms.. 16 32 acres.. 7 218 11 642 cwt.. 356 432 584 225 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 1 066 bales.. 0 1 855 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 23 acres.. 2 722 4 065 bushels.. 50 746 94 374 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 561 533 acres.. 20 886 19 598 tons, dry.. 45 353 45 264 @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.