1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DUVAL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 880 946 Land in farms ..................acres.. 844 195 801 159 Average size of farm .......acres.. 959 847 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 458 962 350 834 Average per acre .........dollars.. 460 404 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 015 18 129 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 255 287 180 to 499 acres .................... 278 286 500 to 999 acres .................... 145 125 1,000 acres or more ................. 143 149 Total cropland .................farms.. 547 605 acres.. 131 026 145 574 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 307 328 acres.. 43 582 56 296 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 15 acres.. 4 253 2 746 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 939 17 930 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 704 18 954 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 581 6 176 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 359 11 754 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 409 364 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 151 191 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 137 182 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 27 $100,000 or more .................... 22 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 017 16 640 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 929 17 571 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 336 406 Other ............................... 544 540 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 604 568 200 days or more ................... 328 303 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 778 821 number.. 46 496 50 800 Beef cows ..................farms.. 722 761 number.. 27 178 31 119 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 24 number.. 524 1 643 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 754 789 number.. 21 304 23 247 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 18 number.. 131 195 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 11 number.. 230 312 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 6 number.. 175 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 18 number.. (D) 454 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 36 acres.. 351 9 838 bushels.. 34 036 457 479 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 29 49 acres.. 14 599 23 091 bushels.. 658 346 977 636 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) 863 bushels.. 20 700 11 490 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 267 267 acres.. 22 362 18 770 tons, dry.. 33 652 31 207 @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.