1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARRISON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 107 973 Land in farms ..................acres.. 214 495 201 952 Average size of farm .......acres.. 194 208 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 195 262 927 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 139 1 258 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 729 20 834 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 79 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 323 236 50 to 179 acres ..................... 395 358 180 to 499 acres .................... 198 201 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 878 784 acres.. 95 715 86 570 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 646 582 acres.. 29 346 22 857 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 29 acres.. 187 110 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 084 11 635 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 916 11 957 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 757 1 671 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 327 9 964 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 455 352 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 202 173 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 186 181 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 162 175 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 36 $100,000 or more .................... 18 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 690 12 190 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 657 12 515 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 378 354 Other ............................... 729 619 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 733 629 200 days or more ................... 545 454 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 834 748 number.. 46 355 40 532 Beef cows ..................farms.. 742 685 number.. 25 646 22 872 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 19 number.. 14 366 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 803 727 number.. 23 225 19 542 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 30 number.. 253 1 189 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 20 number.. 495 2 239 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 9 number.. 106 120 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 47 number.. 700 1 011 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 599 531 acres.. 28 415 22 079 tons, dry.. 66 781 53 242 @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.