1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALHOUN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 257 249 Land in farms ..................acres.. 213 390 208 073 Average size of farm .......acres.. 830 836 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 611 253 511 937 Average per acre .........dollars.. 732 504 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 234 52 976 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 48 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 185 191 acres.. 76 071 74 862 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 156 158 acres.. 57 528 54 982 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 39 acres.. 3 032 6 822 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 502 14 162 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 775 56 875 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 455 11 004 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 047 3 157 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 21 $100,000 or more .................... 53 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 915 11 327 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 144 45 492 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 129 143 Other ............................... 128 106 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 144 131 200 days or more ................... 81 79 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 169 161 number.. 18 421 16 222 Beef cows ..................farms.. 163 156 number.. (D) 10 981 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 12 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 166 154 number.. 10 411 8 200 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 1 number.. 165 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 6 number.. (D) 111 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 49 acres.. 14 979 16 017 bushels.. 1 499 432 1 120 043 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 48 44 acres.. 13 888 12 606 bushels.. 891 360 734 932 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 14 35 acres.. 2 536 6 695 cwt.. 138 807 340 592 Cotton .......................farms.. 48 53 acres.. 16 220 15 912 bales.. 20 385 17 329 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 4 acres.. 7 074 787 bushels.. 198 863 19 866 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 81 60 acres.. 2 999 3 095 tons, dry.. 7 821 7 162 @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.