1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MITCHELL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 378 371 Land in farms ..................acres.. 541 253 587 316 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 432 1 583 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 335 947 292 897 Average per acre .........dollars.. 269 194 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 799 41 688 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 65 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 83 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 91 106 Total cropland .................farms.. 321 307 acres.. 162 399 175 553 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 176 198 acres.. 76 392 54 979 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 24 acres.. 1 428 1 193 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 321 21 437 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 758 57 781 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 890 10 326 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 431 11 111 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 142 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 33 $100,000 or more .................... 51 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 831 15 278 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 590 41 292 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 177 210 Other ............................... 201 161 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 208 186 200 days or more ................... 143 121 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 187 228 number.. 26 960 26 615 Beef cows ..................farms.. 160 209 number.. 9 742 11 068 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 8 number.. 18 29 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 182 222 number.. 16 171 20 065 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 13 number.. 74 59 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 11 number.. 47 257 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 14 number.. 5 055 9 251 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 72 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 14 21 acres.. 2 600 2 510 bushels.. 67 149 72 484 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 16 acres.. 6 075 1 483 bushels.. 141 184 27 917 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 111 145 acres.. 60 127 42 037 bales.. 44 495 34 953 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 94 105 acres.. 6 793 7 753 tons, dry.. 10 858 11 265 @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.