1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 REAL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 207 215 Land in farms ..................acres.. 377 890 362 642 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 826 1 687 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 913 624 901 610 Average per acre .........dollars.. 525 522 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 977 17 806 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 28 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 89 85 Total cropland .................farms.. 93 103 acres.. 9 541 15 392 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 55 57 acres.. 2 118 2 108 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 24 acres.. 297 505 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 483 4 204 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 994 19 555 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 146 271 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 336 3 934 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 7 $100,000 or more .................... 2 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 030 3 500 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 470 16 280 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 93 111 Other ............................... 114 104 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 124 117 200 days or more ................... 80 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 145 162 number.. 7 459 8 680 Beef cows ..................farms.. 120 144 number.. 4 246 5 713 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 137 154 number.. 3 221 4 298 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 1 number.. 35 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 59 number.. 9 834 13 564 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 5 number.. 120 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 34 28 acres.. 1 669 1 259 tons, dry.. 2 566 1 739 @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.