1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POLK COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 551 515 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 988 141 215 Average size of farm .......acres.. 247 274 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 221 612 234 223 Average per acre .........dollars.. 869 1 018 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 433 20 961 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 160 170 50 to 179 acres ..................... 185 156 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 421 399 acres.. 42 208 37 294 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 308 291 acres.. 11 675 9 014 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 8 acres.. 377 36 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 461 6 011 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 097 11 672 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 444 702 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 017 5 309 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 234 181 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 12 $100,000 or more .................... 4 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 325 5 163 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 665 9 986 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 189 207 Other ............................... 362 308 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 339 315 200 days or more ................... 236 220 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 432 402 number.. 22 056 20 290 Beef cows ..................farms.. 375 356 number.. 13 759 12 461 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 14 number.. 40 70 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 417 382 number.. 10 905 11 039 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 30 number.. 963 270 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 18 number.. (D) 437 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 4 number.. 22 6 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 31 number.. 1 824 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 11 bushels.. (D) 640 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 283 261 acres.. 11 538 8 564 tons, dry.. 29 465 21 270 @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.