1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 200 1 132 Land in farms ..................acres.. 372 451 220 355 Average size of farm .......acres.. 310 195 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 299 248 229 388 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 004 1 142 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 351 31 346 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 285 275 50 to 179 acres ..................... 520 463 180 to 499 acres .................... 265 257 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 941 918 acres.. 101 669 100 410 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 697 672 acres.. 26 482 24 546 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 25 acres.. 463 205 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 166 892 126 096 Average per farm .........dollars.. 139 076 111 392 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 251 1 749 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 165 641 124 347 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 320 293 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 198 177 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 218 165 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 157 194 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 38 $100,000 or more .................... 189 199 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 150 123 111 035 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 102 98 088 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 537 573 Other ............................... 663 559 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 710 613 200 days or more ................... 503 439 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 911 854 number.. 59 460 53 614 Beef cows ..................farms.. 809 771 number.. 36 582 29 033 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 38 number.. 2 641 4 756 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 876 837 number.. 32 029 24 705 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 50 number.. 480 1 408 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 42 number.. 693 4 162 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 6 number.. 117 38 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 56 77 number.. 839 651 1 354 290 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 151 145 number.. 69 164 986 53 362 007 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 5 acres.. 29 57 bushels.. 2 150 1 355 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 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.. 662 632 acres.. 26 210 24 113 tons, dry.. 78 581 63 839 @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.