1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WOOD COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 331 1 285 Land in farms ..................acres.. 214 656 203 667 Average size of farm .......acres.. 161 158 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 164 177 956 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 294 1 145 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 057 25 344 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 416 376 50 to 179 acres ..................... 553 541 180 to 499 acres .................... 223 226 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 138 1 087 acres.. 106 642 102 374 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 903 890 acres.. 42 097 35 892 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 39 acres.. 3 100 950 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 572 52 381 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 027 40 763 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 339 5 176 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 61 233 47 204 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 413 407 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 263 249 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 267 240 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 174 180 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 35 $100,000 or more .................... 111 119 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 149 44 603 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 439 34 657 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 580 560 Other ............................... 751 725 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 747 720 200 days or more ................... 476 510 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 054 1 017 number.. 66 685 62 674 Beef cows ..................farms.. 875 821 number.. 28 028 24 663 Milk cows ..................farms.. 93 127 number.. 12 119 13 499 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 031 990 number.. 31 310 27 594 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 24 number.. 103 443 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 15 number.. 136 331 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 9 number.. 77 71 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 46 47 number.. 477 466 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 30 26 number.. 14 135 903 10 253 238 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 11 acres.. 0 151 bushels.. 0 4 870 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 715 bushels.. (D) (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 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 841 813 acres.. 39 706 31 779 tons, dry.. 113 262 99 719 @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.