1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADISON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 816 760 Land in farms ..................acres.. 223 690 243 989 Average size of farm .......acres.. 274 321 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 457 313 565 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 171 951 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 900 35 219 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 165 155 50 to 179 acres ..................... 333 305 180 to 499 acres .................... 182 173 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 633 618 acres.. 79 105 84 345 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 490 440 acres.. 20 913 18 336 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 8 acres.. 208 135 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 710 42 698 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 340 56 181 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 255 164 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 163 145 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 156 176 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 153 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 35 $100,000 or more .................... 22 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 906 37 391 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 620 49 264 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 322 321 Other ............................... 494 439 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 512 438 200 days or more ................... 344 304 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 712 672 number.. 55 180 55 971 Beef cows ..................farms.. 651 645 number.. 30 757 35 337 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 19 number.. 142 395 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 704 663 number.. 30 347 30 458 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 13 number.. (D) 2 791 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 14 number.. 1 339 6 619 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 159 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 465 430 acres.. 19 084 16 784 tons, dry.. 46 944 45 272 @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.