1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 844 1 609 Land in farms ..................acres.. 250 855 247 626 Average size of farm .......acres.. 136 154 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 849 228 601 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 794 1 452 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 209 19 507 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 141 119 10 to 49 acres ...................... 651 505 50 to 179 acres ..................... 674 621 180 to 499 acres .................... 294 274 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 537 1 367 acres.. 127 336 121 322 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 174 1 037 acres.. 44 129 39 093 Irrigated land .................farms.. 91 90 acres.. 1 069 1 159 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 352 33 686 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 798 20 936 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 925 17 659 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 427 16 027 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 707 564 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 390 317 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 321 287 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 244 262 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 35 $100,000 or more .................... 48 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 081 30 287 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 397 18 835 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 578 570 Other ............................... 1 266 1 039 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 228 1 055 200 days or more ................... 874 766 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 318 1 187 number.. 59 968 58 736 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 132 1 063 number.. 32 285 31 951 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 40 number.. 2 864 1 127 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 286 1 141 number.. 31 449 29 730 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 40 number.. 241 795 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 29 number.. 278 1 252 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 11 number.. 63 18 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 58 73 number.. 999 1 462 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 11 acres.. 31 117 bushels.. 1 341 6 254 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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.. 1 018 863 acres.. 41 511 34 806 tons, dry.. 111 309 90 533 @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.