1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MORRIS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 372 349 Land in farms ..................acres.. 66 486 73 948 Average size of farm .......acres.. 179 212 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 205 524 140 311 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 136 858 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 616 18 077 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 147 156 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 330 301 acres.. 36 403 40 759 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 265 251 acres.. 12 676 11 884 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 73 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 628 16 205 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 323 46 432 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 440 377 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 188 15 828 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 12 $100,000 or more .................... 21 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 559 12 515 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 448 35 963 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 142 139 Other ............................... 230 210 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 242 197 200 days or more ................... 173 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 308 289 number.. 19 796 18 377 Beef cows ..................farms.. 274 272 number.. 10 736 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 5 number.. 212 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 311 288 number.. 9 658 9 055 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 7 number.. 56 163 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) 783 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 16 17 number.. 5 783 000 7 627 200 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 255 239 acres.. 12 481 11 733 tons, dry.. 39 570 34 711 @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.