1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 194 185 Land in farms ..................acres.. 25 103 33 544 Average size of farm .......acres.. 129 181 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 466 174 489 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 232 1 114 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 469 28 934 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 76 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 152 151 acres.. 12 568 12 980 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 117 114 acres.. 3 788 3 956 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 29 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 941 6 169 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 395 33 348 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 226 637 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 715 5 532 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 2 $100,000 or more .................... 5 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 622 5 169 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 752 28 095 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 71 74 Other ............................... 123 111 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 113 103 200 days or more ................... 84 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 161 140 number.. 6 915 6 373 Beef cows ..................farms.. 137 125 number.. 3 758 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 1 number.. 15 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 159 140 number.. 3 363 4 281 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 4 number.. 78 162 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 3 number.. 118 206 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 7 number.. 5 566 080 2 680 100 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 0 acres.. 40 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 111 101 acres.. 3 562 3 743 tons, dry.. 9 245 9 042 @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.