1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RUSK COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 296 1 226 Land in farms ..................acres.. 267 448 268 058 Average size of farm .......acres.. 206 219 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 360 178 354 Average per acre .........dollars.. 955 942 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 773 20 744 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 260 218 50 to 179 acres ..................... 541 502 180 to 499 acres .................... 324 321 500 to 999 acres .................... 80 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 000 988 acres.. 131 072 123 824 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 709 673 acres.. 30 662 27 921 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 27 acres.. 93 150 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 051 21 578 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 416 17 600 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 412 5 197 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 639 16 381 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 420 380 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 226 226 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 289 241 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 227 248 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 30 $100,000 or more .................... 29 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 782 17 340 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 122 14 132 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 492 484 Other ............................... 804 742 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 799 742 200 days or more ................... 577 532 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 095 1 051 number.. 57 513 57 051 Beef cows ..................farms.. 969 970 number.. 33 732 32 541 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 45 number.. 1 013 1 241 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 077 1 033 number.. 29 450 30 454 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 32 number.. 537 656 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 28 number.. 711 760 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 12 number.. 262 233 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 62 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 4 number.. 3 774 133 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 6 acres.. 94 (D) bushels.. 4 030 1 400 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 674 632 acres.. 29 337 26 669 tons, dry.. 77 839 63 676 @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.