1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARION COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 207 186 Land in farms ..................acres.. 61 981 49 579 Average size of farm .......acres.. 299 267 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 299 624 249 111 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 024 915 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 470 22 788 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 180 160 acres.. 26 839 18 159 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 151 129 acres.. 7 145 5 471 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 90 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 048 1 577 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 896 8 476 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 491 182 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 557 1 394 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 5 $100,000 or more .................... 3 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 953 1 691 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 435 9 094 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 87 85 Other ............................... 120 101 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 119 89 200 days or more ................... 88 73 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 157 146 number.. 9 232 8 022 Beef cows ..................farms.. 141 140 number.. 4 852 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 2 number.. 11 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 149 143 number.. 4 097 3 364 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 6 number.. 46 155 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 4 number.. 48 414 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 12 number.. (D) 249 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 32 bushels.. 0 800 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 35 bushels.. (D) 444 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 142 124 acres.. 7 077 5 405 tons, dry.. 15 566 13 058 @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.