1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOPKINS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 758 1 759 Land in farms ..................acres.. 386 460 386 546 Average size of farm .......acres.. 220 220 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 978 196 545 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 031 966 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 381 38 712 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 375 316 50 to 179 acres ..................... 709 737 180 to 499 acres .................... 433 494 500 to 999 acres .................... 128 109 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 528 1 505 acres.. 221 963 211 767 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 224 1 203 acres.. 84 770 77 269 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 25 acres.. 3 944 789 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 127 100 137 148 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 298 77 970 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 831 2 564 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 123 269 134 584 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 464 393 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 277 242 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 306 273 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 239 245 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 114 $100,000 or more .................... 288 394 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 100 005 112 536 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 886 64 013 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 835 1 010 Other ............................... 923 749 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 981 863 200 days or more ................... 704 579 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 487 1 499 number.. 147 856 156 107 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 120 957 number.. 43 192 38 093 Milk cows ..................farms.. 337 508 number.. 49 280 63 912 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 468 1 474 number.. 67 124 73 134 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 55 number.. 649 1 997 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 34 number.. 750 5 126 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 7 number.. 125 422 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 44 76 number.. 98 527 1 511 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 16 11 number.. 5 557 814 3 823 298 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 14 acres.. 717 1 654 bushels.. 35 425 49 790 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 96 bushels.. (D) 1 680 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 198 1 175 acres.. 83 862 77 098 tons, dry.. 226 167 226 070 @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.