1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 YOUNG COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 709 675 Land in farms ..................acres.. 553 406 563 183 Average size of farm .......acres.. 781 834 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 348 748 272 513 Average per acre .........dollars.. 452 323 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 746 28 044 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 191 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 203 186 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 136 142 Total cropland .................farms.. 543 485 acres.. 154 770 133 441 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 353 335 acres.. 66 905 68 406 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 12 acres.. 247 150 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 193 22 534 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 712 33 384 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 247 7 011 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 946 15 523 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 152 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 113 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 122 138 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 126 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 49 $100,000 or more .................... 33 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 108 20 089 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 950 29 762 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 308 311 Other ............................... 401 364 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 432 398 200 days or more ................... 315 298 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 602 562 number.. 54 858 51 848 Beef cows ..................farms.. 523 506 number.. 22 897 23 317 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 12 number.. 167 30 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 600 564 number.. 36 765 32 695 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 16 number.. 203 959 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 13 number.. 587 1 466 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 10 number.. 131 211 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 19 number.. (D) 354 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 11 acres.. 520 593 bushels.. 18 397 29 334 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 198 205 acres.. 50 872 53 793 bushels.. 1 353 631 1 378 660 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 20 37 acres.. 3 234 5 065 bales.. 2 094 2 243 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 212 207 acres.. 13 631 9 232 tons, dry.. 22 786 17 942 @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.