1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PANOLA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 866 789 Land in farms ..................acres.. 202 258 195 147 Average size of farm .......acres.. 234 247 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 196 392 176 291 Average per acre .........dollars.. 899 773 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 755 27 540 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 173 153 50 to 179 acres ..................... 357 279 180 to 499 acres .................... 199 220 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 676 631 acres.. 84 141 75 681 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 507 479 acres.. 21 616 22 128 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 13 acres.. 1 577 113 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 898 32 789 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 000 41 557 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 823 1 013 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 075 31 776 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 286 221 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 155 127 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 146 155 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 143 138 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 26 $100,000 or more .................... 65 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 043 28 550 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 548 36 185 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 348 357 Other ............................... 518 432 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 502 423 200 days or more ................... 372 298 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 704 639 number.. 45 041 39 741 Beef cows ..................farms.. 612 582 number.. 25 079 23 001 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 23 number.. 1 113 2 010 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 693 625 number.. 22 621 19 421 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 19 number.. 785 409 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 15 number.. 803 792 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 30 number.. 94 683 46 198 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 51 61 number.. 19 404 090 13 184 832 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 43 bushels.. (D) 1 460 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 220 840 bushels.. 5 160 38 640 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.. 479 454 acres.. 21 281 21 583 tons, dry.. 56 435 47 116 @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.