1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 VAN ZANDT COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 423 2 230 Land in farms ..................acres.. 360 888 378 217 Average size of farm .......acres.. 149 170 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 221 687 224 024 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 411 1 312 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 735 24 374 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 149 123 10 to 49 acres ...................... 812 679 50 to 179 acres ..................... 979 899 180 to 499 acres .................... 355 377 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 041 1 889 acres.. 200 913 199 757 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 561 1 399 acres.. 73 541 66 096 Irrigated land .................farms.. 96 99 acres.. 1 965 2 085 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 941 52 047 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 087 23 339 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 518 18 139 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 422 33 908 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 925 662 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 431 403 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 444 416 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 365 419 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 122 155 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 80 $100,000 or more .................... 77 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 665 47 460 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 314 21 273 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 968 1 038 Other ............................... 1 455 1 192 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 479 1 238 200 days or more ................... 1 021 857 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 940 1 785 number.. 108 429 102 960 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 684 1 562 number.. 50 611 53 460 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 88 number.. 9 865 6 181 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 845 1 752 number.. 48 343 53 465 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 51 number.. 419 747 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 30 number.. 561 1 206 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 16 number.. 629 115 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 92 95 number.. 2 059 2 638 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. 12 24 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 21 acres.. 197 199 bushels.. (D) 11 774 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 8 acres.. 46 454 bushels.. 1 245 13 951 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 808 (D) bales.. 638 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 0 acres.. 171 0 bushels.. 4 700 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 424 1 227 acres.. 67 865 58 002 tons, dry.. 191 732 154 544 @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.