1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TRINITY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 518 504 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 748 109 635 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 218 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 245 320 204 186 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 084 1 006 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 683 22 909 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 116 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 234 208 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 432 426 acres.. 49 188 54 531 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 345 353 acres.. 14 082 14 736 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 52 14 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 083 7 652 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 744 15 182 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 411 710 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 672 6 942 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 152 138 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 118 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 115 120 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 17 $100,000 or more .................... 11 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 651 5 912 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 770 11 731 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 211 251 Other ............................... 307 253 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 320 261 200 days or more ................... 232 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 455 451 number.. 26 016 26 681 Beef cows ..................farms.. 413 422 number.. 16 623 18 257 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 10 number.. 22 50 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 450 446 number.. 13 786 15 200 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 8 number.. 152 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 4 number.. 178 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 11 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 329 347 acres.. 13 796 14 759 tons, dry.. 32 754 40 092 @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.