1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STEPHENS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 454 434 Land in farms ..................acres.. 464 737 536 507 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 024 1 236 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 402 396 542 553 Average per acre .........dollars.. 455 424 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 987 16 599 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 69 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 159 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 109 104 Total cropland .................farms.. 326 311 acres.. 60 428 57 411 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 169 172 acres.. 11 083 14 021 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 7 acres.. 252 1 492 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 984 11 074 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 586 25 517 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 579 804 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 405 10 270 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 117 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 14 $100,000 or more .................... 13 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 545 9 253 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 619 21 320 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 178 207 Other ............................... 276 227 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 295 239 200 days or more ................... 206 165 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 406 390 number.. 34 889 40 402 Beef cows ..................farms.. 376 362 number.. 18 055 18 243 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. 19 28 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 407 381 number.. 17 887 22 921 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 14 number.. 95 232 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 12 number.. 101 421 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 14 number.. 444 227 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 15 number.. (D) 303 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 4 acres.. 274 203 bushels.. 7 651 2 639 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 52 acres.. 3 658 6 463 bushels.. 86 670 138 936 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 314 (D) bales.. 169 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 149 136 acres.. 6 611 5 824 tons, dry.. 11 839 10 522 @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.