1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TITUS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 722 702 Land in farms ..................acres.. 174 394 180 332 Average size of farm .......acres.. 242 257 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 297 260 097 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 170 1 015 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 595 24 240 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 174 157 50 to 179 acres ..................... 302 320 180 to 499 acres .................... 140 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 586 586 acres.. 73 017 66 679 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 471 459 acres.. 21 928 18 405 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 7 acres.. 97 160 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 393 30 720 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 331 43 761 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 808 838 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 585 29 882 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 240 200 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 136 134 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 150 160 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 18 $100,000 or more .................... 44 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 057 27 863 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 095 39 690 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 277 268 Other ............................... 445 434 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 458 412 200 days or more ................... 323 308 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 598 586 number.. 47 134 46 029 Beef cows ..................farms.. 521 520 number.. 28 212 25 991 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 20 number.. 817 1 330 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 580 575 number.. 24 024 20 546 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 21 number.. 65 432 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 13 number.. 98 612 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 7 number.. 33 31 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 25 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 28 23 number.. 18 223 679 12 760 109 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 3 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 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (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.. 460 447 acres.. 21 759 17 837 tons, dry.. 59 730 44 833 @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.