1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CROCKETT COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 170 157 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 935 171 2 001 152 Average size of farm .......acres.. 11 383 12 746 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 004 389 1 630 434 Average per acre .........dollars.. 177 128 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 724 36 244 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 8 8 180 to 499 acres .................... 9 3 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 137 138 Total cropland .................farms.. 14 10 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 4 4 acres.. (D) 242 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 270 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 195 15 002 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 385 95 556 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 78 10 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 118 14 993 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 17 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 39 $100,000 or more .................... 43 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 975 14 059 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 205 88 424 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 118 131 Other ............................... 52 26 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 77 61 200 days or more ................... 42 25 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 131 113 number.. 25 734 30 243 Beef cows ..................farms.. 109 105 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 130 115 number.. 16 836 16 122 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 0 number.. 4 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 89 105 number.. 127 774 185 138 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 242 tons, dry.. (D) 534 @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.