1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COOKE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 487 1 330 Land in farms ..................acres.. 478 860 430 377 Average size of farm .......acres.. 322 324 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 309 969 292 664 Average per acre .........dollars.. 955 767 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 256 29 356 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 81 87 10 to 49 acres ...................... 357 259 50 to 179 acres ..................... 542 481 180 to 499 acres .................... 296 308 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 109 98 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 154 1 022 acres.. 188 496 168 964 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 921 816 acres.. 93 816 90 006 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 21 acres.. 1 520 179 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 287 39 090 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 075 29 391 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 223 5 768 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 064 33 322 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 435 342 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 273 223 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 257 249 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 267 280 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 121 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 60 $100,000 or more .................... 75 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 512 36 241 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 537 27 229 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 556 557 Other ............................... 931 773 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 981 811 200 days or more ................... 703 589 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 224 1 099 number.. 94 883 79 912 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 064 960 number.. 41 426 34 725 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 72 number.. 4 496 5 417 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 172 1 079 number.. 46 878 47 577 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 74 number.. 2 044 3 566 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 64 number.. 3 752 4 582 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 45 number.. 1 428 1 765 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 73 73 number.. 1 285 1 793 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 34 acres.. 1 278 1 780 bushels.. 93 638 155 477 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 89 111 acres.. 9 257 12 343 bushels.. 414 281 517 326 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 193 208 acres.. 28 137 27 371 bushels.. 972 073 882 371 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 22 acres.. 538 1 433 bushels.. 8 584 36 723 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 855 747 acres.. 51 047 43 964 tons, dry.. 105 149 95 513 @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.