1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHAMBERS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 421 334 Land in farms ..................acres.. 241 933 251 249 Average size of farm .......acres.. 575 752 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 334 921 396 976 Average per acre .........dollars.. 642 631 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 929 36 826 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 68 76 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 335 270 acres.. 118 316 120 193 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 230 226 acres.. 32 609 38 656 Irrigated land .................farms.. 96 131 acres.. 24 894 32 127 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 702 14 915 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 296 44 656 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 599 11 822 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 102 3 093 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 146 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 57 $100,000 or more .................... 50 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 231 11 474 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 053 34 354 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 185 191 Other ............................... 236 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 276 175 200 days or more ................... 155 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 300 190 number.. 25 777 18 284 Beef cows ..................farms.. 254 174 number.. 17 253 13 146 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 4 number.. 100 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 284 182 number.. 13 081 8 067 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 8 number.. 170 259 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 6 number.. 165 237 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 1 number.. 62 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 12 number.. 230 296 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.. 5 0 acres.. 976 0 bushels.. 32 186 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Rice..........................farms.. 80 122 acres.. 20 982 29 283 cwt.. 949 505 1 276 063 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 20 acres.. 3 465 4 914 bushels.. 71 606 126 378 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 153 113 acres.. 7 632 4 480 tons, dry.. 13 637 10 252 @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.