1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 062 1 763 Land in farms ..................acres.. 332 844 330 173 Average size of farm .......acres.. 161 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 556 271 612 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 976 1 423 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 295 25 912 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 211 203 10 to 49 acres ...................... 791 582 50 to 179 acres ..................... 650 581 180 to 499 acres .................... 285 262 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 631 1 383 acres.. 175 035 176 036 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 144 953 acres.. 85 455 82 472 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 35 acres.. 882 793 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 119 51 388 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 336 29 148 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 494 4 910 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 625 46 478 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 883 696 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 380 322 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 373 283 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 219 236 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 43 $100,000 or more .................... 77 93 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 560 47 105 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 650 26 734 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 682 666 Other ............................... 1 380 1 097 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 387 1 063 200 days or more ................... 1 036 836 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 565 1 377 number.. 81 577 74 307 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 261 1 057 number.. 34 379 22 806 Milk cows ..................farms.. 112 156 number.. 13 649 16 340 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 455 1 272 number.. 37 257 36 960 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 87 94 number.. 2 151 1 950 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 66 number.. 3 280 2 608 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 24 number.. 813 218 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 117 112 number.. 2 640 45 731 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 21 acres.. 1 405 3 573 bushels.. 173 917 203 430 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 49 51 acres.. 10 407 19 320 bushels.. 591 384 591 817 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 69 52 acres.. 15 104 7 686 bushels.. 467 839 179 621 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 8 10 acres.. 1 205 2 200 bales.. 753 705 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 039 838 acres.. 55 182 47 461 tons, dry.. 113 869 104 136 @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.