1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 429 1 422 Land in farms ..................acres.. 283 241 269 146 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 615 217 529 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 296 1 058 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 282 26 572 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 334 331 50 to 179 acres ..................... 582 593 180 to 499 acres .................... 334 316 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 206 1 210 acres.. 140 367 139 087 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 003 935 acres.. 51 190 42 384 Irrigated land .................farms.. 89 86 acres.. 542 330 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 103 024 83 740 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 095 58 889 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 086 41 577 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 938 42 163 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 413 424 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 239 229 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 267 265 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 274 268 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 39 $100,000 or more .................... 102 94 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 66 031 56 942 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 208 40 016 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 580 589 Other ............................... 849 833 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 867 809 200 days or more ................... 625 598 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 127 1 106 number.. 82 595 79 371 Beef cows ..................farms.. 973 974 number.. 36 354 35 570 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 73 number.. 14 275 14 932 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 087 1 097 number.. 39 681 41 049 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 32 number.. 123 217 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 12 number.. 109 749 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 34 290 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 39 34 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 2 number.. 2 578 104 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 10 acres.. 92 63 bushels.. 5 775 1 900 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 0 acres.. 114 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 862 797 acres.. 49 242 39 518 tons, dry.. 136 050 103 925 @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.