1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 049 1 904 Land in farms ..................acres.. 353 410 345 138 Average size of farm .......acres.. 172 181 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 425 171 926 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 183 1 023 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 236 19 672 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 118 125 10 to 49 acres ...................... 678 570 50 to 179 acres ..................... 763 732 180 to 499 acres .................... 359 336 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 625 1 546 acres.. 215 175 216 612 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 147 1 098 acres.. 99 805 87 626 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 50 acres.. 444 261 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 085 23 854 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 754 12 528 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 658 8 201 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 426 15 652 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 901 813 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 393 367 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 329 325 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 264 246 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 46 $100,000 or more .................... 41 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 589 24 698 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 024 12 965 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 684 714 Other ............................... 1 365 1 190 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 377 1 194 200 days or more ................... 997 868 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 530 1 397 number.. 60 032 53 811 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 334 1 213 number.. 32 020 27 438 Milk cows ..................farms.. 57 70 number.. 907 1 597 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 449 1 311 number.. 29 563 27 461 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 55 number.. 339 508 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 34 number.. 459 932 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 23 number.. 559 519 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 81 112 number.. 1 751 2 757 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 234 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 13 acres.. 2 137 2 678 bushels.. 146 231 172 707 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 51 62 acres.. 16 445 14 726 bushels.. 981 050 589 692 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 58 56 acres.. 10 451 13 410 bushels.. 381 555 333 937 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 26 55 acres.. 11 202 9 443 bales.. 6 528 5 489 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 17 13 acres.. 6 059 1 566 bushels.. 140 771 45 819 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 024 936 acres.. 52 555 44 221 tons, dry.. 91 953 79 876 @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.