1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CROSBY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 385 343 Land in farms ..................acres.. 562 839 451 584 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 462 1 317 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 669 026 729 422 Average per acre .........dollars.. 439 524 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 710 122 722 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 69 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 72 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 165 147 Total cropland .................farms.. 351 315 acres.. 368 351 315 239 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 285 288 acres.. 272 070 220 798 Irrigated land .................farms.. 206 205 acres.. 161 572 107 889 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 257 35 452 Average per farm .........dollars.. 192 877 103 358 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 71 000 31 238 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 257 4 214 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 69 $100,000 or more .................... 175 116 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 340 31 450 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 767 91 959 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 274 277 Other ............................... 111 66 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 129 102 200 days or more ................... 79 53 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 133 115 number.. 13 480 14 082 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 106 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 130 116 number.. 7 621 8 746 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 7 number.. 303 312 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 5 number.. 194 408 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 110 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 7 acres.. 1 280 1 319 bushels.. 148 128 80 387 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 97 223 acres.. 19 188 118 945 bushels.. 896 966 6 983 371 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 83 89 acres.. 12 027 13 817 bushels.. 177 869 321 897 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 251 144 acres.. 233 538 71 622 bales.. 217 059 54 936 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 55 acres.. 979 11 266 bushels.. 29 494 328 164 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 61 49 acres.. 4 334 2 789 tons, dry.. 8 053 6 883 @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.