1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UPSHUR COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 110 1 029 Land in farms ..................acres.. 175 297 194 008 Average size of farm .......acres.. 158 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 577 171 898 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 253 972 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 418 21 191 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 343 263 50 to 179 acres ..................... 458 458 180 to 499 acres .................... 198 182 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 859 824 acres.. 71 983 76 005 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 642 619 acres.. 25 088 22 602 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 16 acres.. 531 59 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 913 41 628 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 850 40 455 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 113 1 022 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 800 40 605 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 427 320 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 208 189 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 185 213 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 165 157 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 18 $100,000 or more .................... 55 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 506 34 887 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 681 33 871 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 389 415 Other ............................... 721 614 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 696 616 200 days or more ................... 512 443 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 881 849 number.. 54 002 54 940 Beef cows ..................farms.. 743 692 number.. 25 167 22 467 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 73 number.. 5 203 9 086 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 837 816 number.. 29 477 27 317 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 50 number.. 1 191 2 995 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 37 number.. 1 448 4 464 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 11 number.. 43 96 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 51 36 number.. 420 298 161 562 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 22 number.. 4 237 976 8 182 711 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 70 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.. 604 581 acres.. 24 903 22 155 tons, dry.. 70 903 67 125 @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.