1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KNOX COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 296 298 Land in farms ..................acres.. 658 161 576 893 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 224 1 936 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 501 084 450 322 Average per acre .........dollars.. 233 213 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 571 61 697 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 99 107 Total cropland .................farms.. 269 271 acres.. 220 337 204 811 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 204 240 acres.. 135 696 132 010 Irrigated land .................farms.. 76 67 acres.. 30 803 21 911 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 037 31 279 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 667 104 964 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 454 13 647 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 583 17 632 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 36 $100,000 or more .................... 86 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 370 27 257 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 386 91 774 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 174 198 Other ............................... 122 100 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 126 117 200 days or more ................... 85 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 172 173 number.. 76 936 35 071 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 115 number.. (D) 9 944 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 9 number.. (D) 105 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 175 174 number.. 73 596 33 740 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) 228 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 7 number.. 504 400 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) 68 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 35 58 acres.. 4 225 7 031 bushels.. 173 237 332 528 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 181 217 acres.. 101 195 88 599 bushels.. 2 173 362 2 292 936 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 71 103 acres.. 25 301 28 342 bales.. 21 967 16 560 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 76 96 acres.. 6 314 6 090 tons, dry.. 9 297 11 489 @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.