1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RED RIVER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 088 955 Land in farms ..................acres.. 444 611 425 281 Average size of farm .......acres.. 409 445 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 311 238 243 Average per acre .........dollars.. 714 505 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 787 28 519 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 184 146 50 to 179 acres ..................... 410 315 180 to 499 acres .................... 272 290 500 to 999 acres .................... 99 89 1,000 acres or more ................. 96 94 Total cropland .................farms.. 873 807 acres.. 172 852 169 407 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 640 632 acres.. 68 273 64 513 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 12 acres.. 2 836 1 624 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 391 37 381 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 205 39 142 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 532 5 147 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 859 32 234 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 314 244 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 187 152 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 210 186 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 206 191 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 35 $100,000 or more .................... 53 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 037 31 786 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 961 33 318 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 477 460 Other ............................... 611 495 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 651 565 200 days or more ................... 440 373 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 851 741 number.. 74 714 72 662 Beef cows ..................farms.. 760 635 number.. 39 715 34 925 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 17 number.. 820 1 343 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 845 744 number.. 64 877 49 815 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 20 number.. 329 203 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 7 number.. 368 154 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 64 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 10 number.. 752 236 2 906 248 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 8 acres.. 710 1 025 bushels.. 69 452 87 854 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 8 acres.. 1 045 1 228 bushels.. 25 692 35 258 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 12 acres.. 1 951 3 372 bushels.. 53 582 94 217 Rice..........................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 6 13 acres.. 4 079 6 557 bales.. 5 240 6 284 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 32 39 acres.. 17 375 11 442 bushels.. 404 468 343 345 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 606 571 acres.. 41 915 40 926 tons, dry.. 89 712 82 859 @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.