1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEWTON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 294 225 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 108 30 268 Average size of farm .......acres.. 211 135 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 176 161 204 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 027 1 214 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 065 25 411 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 127 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 110 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 230 190 acres.. 10 376 10 653 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 171 144 acres.. 3 936 3 387 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 2 acres.. 63 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 445 1 207 Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 917 5 365 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 374 329 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 072 878 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 146 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 1 $100,000 or more .................... 0 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 803 1 883 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 131 8 369 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 98 94 Other ............................... 196 131 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 199 135 200 days or more ................... 127 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 239 176 number.. 6 416 5 424 Beef cows ..................farms.. 196 160 number.. 3 725 3 406 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. 7 5 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 217 164 number.. 3 365 2 401 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 23 number.. 88 168 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 13 number.. 121 125 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 19 number.. 577 499 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 6 acres.. 31 11 bushels.. 911 421 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.. 1 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.. 146 123 acres.. 3 804 3 161 tons, dry.. 11 090 7 584 @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.