1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LIMESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 212 1 151 Land in farms ..................acres.. 442 882 428 068 Average size of farm .......acres.. 365 372 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 273 733 227 538 Average per acre .........dollars.. 766 607 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 438 23 803 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 195 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 425 469 180 to 499 acres .................... 344 296 500 to 999 acres .................... 111 126 1,000 acres or more ................. 93 92 Total cropland .................farms.. 929 881 acres.. 173 512 182 849 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 667 640 acres.. 55 146 58 702 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 3 acres.. 123 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 809 29 589 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 295 25 707 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 055 3 985 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 753 25 604 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 356 293 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 242 223 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 229 224 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 240 229 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 97 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 48 $100,000 or more .................... 38 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 241 27 638 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 826 24 013 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 504 537 Other ............................... 708 614 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 731 645 200 days or more ................... 508 445 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 065 1 024 number.. 91 364 86 131 Beef cows ..................farms.. 952 955 number.. 46 188 45 932 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 29 number.. 166 401 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 024 1 009 number.. 48 765 54 817 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 33 number.. 151 1 718 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 21 number.. 226 2 849 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 11 number.. 83 189 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 25 number.. 470 659 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 25 acres.. 5 265 10 107 bushels.. 261 026 562 986 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 15 13 acres.. 2 774 2 411 bushels.. 122 874 98 179 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 21 acres.. 4 417 3 819 bushels.. 129 372 110 719 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 12 13 acres.. 3 305 3 572 bales.. 1 643 2 747 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 632 595 acres.. 39 190 37 157 tons, dry.. 88 087 74 374 @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.