1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 301 1 965 Land in farms ..................acres.. 479 807 415 694 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 212 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 386 242 282 122 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 760 1 445 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 963 19 843 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 245 184 10 to 49 acres ...................... 924 701 50 to 179 acres ..................... 654 627 180 to 499 acres .................... 290 269 500 to 999 acres .................... 105 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 83 77 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 884 1 581 acres.. 169 855 141 112 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 315 1 103 acres.. 52 260 42 622 Irrigated land .................farms.. 101 96 acres.. 1 200 978 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 837 41 800 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 051 21 272 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 779 11 503 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 058 30 297 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 020 862 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 434 337 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 381 321 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 264 255 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 37 $100,000 or more .................... 57 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 405 38 564 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 864 19 625 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 756 680 Other ............................... 1 545 1 285 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 534 1 284 200 days or more ................... 1 160 941 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 663 1 409 number.. 89 370 72 428 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 364 1 206 number.. 38 789 29 475 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 51 number.. 4 144 5 608 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 520 1 315 number.. 53 892 37 457 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 71 101 number.. 1 048 1 435 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 57 number.. 2 041 2 475 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 56 number.. 957 1 450 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 101 117 number.. 1 989 2 352 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 269 89 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 42 bushels.. (D) 1 940 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 3 acres.. 166 (D) bushels.. 6 880 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 15 acres.. 1 659 1 125 bushels.. 39 132 27 138 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 131 873 acres.. 43 961 32 581 tons, dry.. 94 060 68 011 @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.