1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NAVARRO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 513 1 378 Land in farms ..................acres.. 516 395 525 885 Average size of farm .......acres.. 341 382 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 440 250 307 Average per acre .........dollars.. 795 709 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 618 28 697 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 276 231 50 to 179 acres ..................... 552 499 180 to 499 acres .................... 385 339 500 to 999 acres .................... 123 132 1,000 acres or more ................. 112 118 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 172 1 030 acres.. 236 567 229 972 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 799 739 acres.. 97 192 94 454 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 27 acres.. 346 703 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 574 32 984 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 190 23 936 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 526 9 965 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 048 23 019 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 532 373 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 270 242 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 258 270 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 246 270 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 55 $100,000 or more .................... 58 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 329 28 335 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 398 20 547 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 619 614 Other ............................... 894 764 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 926 804 200 days or more ................... 646 564 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 267 1 165 number.. 84 492 83 652 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 137 1 074 number.. 44 718 43 634 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 35 number.. 560 741 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 238 1 139 number.. 49 727 49 766 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 30 number.. 205 576 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 21 number.. 384 2 453 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 16 number.. 412 121 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 31 number.. 772 399 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 34 acres.. 3 722 5 477 bushels.. 305 110 331 662 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 55 79 acres.. 16 511 18 172 bushels.. 907 062 758 542 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 57 34 acres.. 8 722 5 506 bushels.. 267 466 227 857 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 59 93 acres.. 23 866 22 868 bales.. 18 013 16 416 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 703 619 acres.. 41 761 42 110 tons, dry.. 82 426 79 679 @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.