1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAN JACINTO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 398 334 Land in farms ..................acres.. 84 620 82 721 Average size of farm .......acres.. 213 248 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 890 180 322 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 148 801 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 236 22 720 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 154 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 109 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 326 268 acres.. 28 355 24 432 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 240 194 acres.. 11 344 8 068 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 11 acres.. 104 132 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 613 4 172 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 590 12 491 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 054 626 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 559 3 546 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 186 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 3 $100,000 or more .................... 9 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 373 4 691 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 987 14 044 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 144 143 Other ............................... 254 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 260 212 200 days or more ................... 181 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 305 251 number.. 18 350 14 801 Beef cows ..................farms.. 267 216 number.. 10 666 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 4 number.. 35 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 287 236 number.. 8 955 7 293 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 22 number.. 1 646 305 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 13 number.. 1 455 436 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 6 number.. 127 38 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 24 number.. 637 1 554 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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.. 216 177 acres.. 11 132 8 009 tons, dry.. 18 531 16 919 @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.