1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KENT COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 171 156 Land in farms ..................acres.. 560 952 595 420 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 280 3 817 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 557 077 731 800 Average per acre .........dollars.. 178 195 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 892 37 055 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 23 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 131 127 acres.. 50 590 46 243 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 57 86 acres.. 12 351 17 247 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 14 acres.. 714 1 190 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 279 10 729 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 565 68 774 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 164 2 255 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 115 8 474 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 17 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 10 $100,000 or more .................... 20 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 619 8 966 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 859 57 472 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 90 96 Other ............................... 81 60 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 80 71 200 days or more ................... 44 34 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 126 125 number.. 26 271 22 899 Beef cows ..................farms.. 109 114 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 127 126 number.. 13 360 17 572 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 3 number.. 10 18 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 158 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (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.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 287 bushels.. (D) 7 231 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 17 acres.. 3 415 3 557 bushels.. 65 358 80 384 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 23 43 acres.. 6 081 10 210 bales.. 3 226 5 830 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 38 47 acres.. 2 567 2 459 tons, dry.. 4 426 5 514 @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.