1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHELBY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 047 1 017 Land in farms ..................acres.. 201 427 187 728 Average size of farm .......acres.. 192 185 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 273 160 218 861 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 520 975 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 472 27 818 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 225 229 50 to 179 acres ..................... 465 447 180 to 499 acres .................... 251 231 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 791 803 acres.. 86 490 80 083 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 604 564 acres.. 22 463 17 348 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 11 acres.. 324 96 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 181 243 114 365 Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 107 112 453 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 182 1 767 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 179 060 112 597 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 259 220 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 193 174 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 165 181 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 142 135 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 59 $100,000 or more .................... 219 190 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 171 482 96 318 Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 941 94 801 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 524 532 Other ............................... 523 485 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 559 501 200 days or more ................... 376 333 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 850 826 number.. 46 895 43 215 Beef cows ..................farms.. 779 782 number.. 30 011 27 621 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 21 number.. 284 335 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 844 823 number.. 23 567 21 165 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 24 number.. 60 465 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 18 number.. (D) 569 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) 60 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 60 40 number.. 2 030 083 1 071 059 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 172 182 number.. 72 928 627 56 713 443 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 576 530 acres.. 20 637 16 501 tons, dry.. 53 360 37 766 @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.