1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 630 1 579 Land in farms ..................acres.. 367 096 356 170 Average size of farm .......acres.. 225 226 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 218 926 249 436 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 016 943 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 609 21 762 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 106 120 10 to 49 acres ...................... 462 415 50 to 179 acres ..................... 623 601 180 to 499 acres .................... 302 309 500 to 999 acres .................... 80 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 366 1 289 acres.. 155 335 153 624 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 052 960 acres.. 58 000 48 293 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 47 acres.. 846 551 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 496 36 209 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 096 22 931 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 105 10 357 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 390 25 851 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 579 496 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 335 297 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 304 303 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 239 284 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 99 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 43 $100,000 or more .................... 38 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 019 29 814 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 792 18 893 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 640 683 Other ............................... 990 896 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 018 942 200 days or more ................... 699 612 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 309 1 285 number.. 90 115 87 526 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 150 1 167 number.. 46 111 47 619 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 40 number.. 1 187 2 106 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 263 1 250 number.. 41 749 48 783 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 58 number.. 816 1 270 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 45 number.. 1 154 2 191 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 12 number.. 354 144 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 46 52 number.. 997 1 746 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 11 acres.. 45 155 bushels.. 2 416 11 277 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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.. 978 849 acres.. 53 861 43 914 tons, dry.. 146 848 116 111 @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.