1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 883 1 674 Land in farms ..................acres.. 388 830 386 991 Average size of farm .......acres.. 206 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 261 764 222 005 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 389 1 022 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 357 20 943 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 157 110 10 to 49 acres ...................... 682 563 50 to 179 acres ..................... 622 592 180 to 499 acres .................... 277 260 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 78 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 442 1 322 acres.. 181 244 190 510 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 942 863 acres.. 75 801 65 710 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 39 acres.. 1 261 260 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 022 25 986 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 412 15 523 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 239 3 396 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 783 22 590 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 826 702 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 400 318 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 292 299 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 222 194 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 41 $100,000 or more .................... 40 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 097 26 369 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 108 15 742 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 623 632 Other ............................... 1 260 1 042 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 283 1 090 200 days or more ................... 897 770 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 543 1 362 number.. 80 195 70 124 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 326 1 210 number.. 39 554 36 338 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 43 number.. 881 1 115 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 439 1 276 number.. 50 009 39 474 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 61 number.. 270 659 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 33 number.. 201 1 421 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 28 number.. 406 572 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 91 80 number.. 2 403 1 947 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 9 acres.. 4 350 3 816 bushels.. 315 950 206 590 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 12 22 acres.. 4 383 5 616 bushels.. 175 777 273 846 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 15 acres.. 10 821 3 178 bushels.. 313 398 84 939 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 16 acres.. 757 4 086 bales.. 387 2 079 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 0 acres.. 2 876 0 bushels.. 41 887 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 875 777 acres.. 54 247 45 443 tons, dry.. 114 827 92 722 @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.