1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ANGELINA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 790 669 Land in farms ..................acres.. 117 920 103 063 Average size of farm .......acres.. 149 154 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 320 694 213 777 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 597 1 203 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 197 20 394 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 272 193 50 to 179 acres ..................... 324 297 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 102 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 616 543 acres.. 47 705 44 493 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 422 378 acres.. 12 080 10 837 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 10 acres.. 92 99 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 913 17 664 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 144 26 404 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 672 890 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 242 16 775 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 338 251 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 170 148 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 152 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 15 $100,000 or more .................... 17 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 336 15 812 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 678 23 635 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 251 234 Other ............................... 539 435 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 522 426 200 days or more ................... 392 328 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 623 534 number.. 26 176 21 280 Beef cows ..................farms.. 550 494 number.. 16 154 12 938 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 16 number.. 8 119 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 595 509 number.. 15 972 14 528 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 31 number.. 243 272 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 23 number.. 218 624 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 5 number.. 208 73 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 28 number.. 420 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 6 number.. 5 056 373 2 873 006 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 8 acres.. 5 27 bushels.. 335 890 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 0 acres.. 92 0 bushels.. 1 860 0 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 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 391 346 acres.. 11 895 10 602 tons, dry.. 31 167 25 664 @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.