1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CASS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 852 804 Land in farms ..................acres.. 170 684 166 939 Average size of farm .......acres.. 200 208 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 428 183 327 Average per acre .........dollars.. 863 848 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 338 20 728 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 187 151 50 to 179 acres ..................... 382 364 180 to 499 acres .................... 190 187 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 705 689 acres.. 72 046 75 773 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 562 560 acres.. 25 603 23 330 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 11 acres.. 306 47 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 716 18 654 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 662 23 202 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 277 2 452 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 439 16 202 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 269 249 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 166 159 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 190 159 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 159 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 7 $100,000 or more .................... 36 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 026 18 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 157 23 127 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 316 312 Other ............................... 536 492 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 529 462 200 days or more ................... 371 348 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 659 640 number.. 36 213 32 887 Beef cows ..................farms.. 607 599 number.. (D) 19 355 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 14 number.. (D) 145 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 651 620 number.. 17 035 15 514 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 26 number.. 127 338 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 18 number.. 110 409 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 27 25 number.. 8 094 736 6 876 081 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 8 acres.. (D) 39 bushels.. (D) 677 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 532 517 acres.. 24 929 22 149 tons, dry.. 62 644 56 099 @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.