1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WALKER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 826 722 Land in farms ..................acres.. 183 988 213 923 Average size of farm .......acres.. 223 296 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 278 509 328 631 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 402 1 115 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 296 20 751 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 269 199 50 to 179 acres ..................... 297 279 180 to 499 acres .................... 141 117 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 636 568 acres.. 60 192 59 530 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 463 425 acres.. 17 569 17 113 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 19 acres.. 325 170 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 892 14 170 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 186 19 625 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 755 5 153 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 137 9 017 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 346 260 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 173 150 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 145 131 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 107 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 17 $100,000 or more .................... 11 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 237 11 561 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 025 16 034 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 272 238 Other ............................... 554 484 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 543 486 200 days or more ................... 398 354 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 690 611 number.. 35 091 33 983 Beef cows ..................farms.. 587 555 number.. (D) 22 684 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 18 number.. (D) 261 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 652 576 number.. 16 653 18 794 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 37 number.. 4 085 5 194 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 21 number.. 1 837 5 034 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 6 number.. 102 46 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 33 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 437 401 acres.. 15 155 14 020 tons, dry.. 38 418 38 874 @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.