1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FANNIN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 604 1 411 Land in farms ..................acres.. 444 661 412 632 Average size of farm .......acres.. 277 292 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 782 180 032 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 083 695 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 430 22 305 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 346 267 50 to 179 acres ..................... 644 566 180 to 499 acres .................... 336 339 500 to 999 acres .................... 126 109 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 75 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 306 1 164 acres.. 263 906 246 616 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 957 909 acres.. 143 820 124 285 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 38 acres.. 2 020 2 012 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 220 27 693 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 451 19 627 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 057 11 825 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 163 15 868 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 578 442 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 255 254 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 269 260 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 264 235 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 57 $100,000 or more .................... 57 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 224 25 746 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 337 18 247 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 626 649 Other ............................... 978 762 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 992 772 200 days or more ................... 684 563 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 203 1 098 number.. 70 501 60 832 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 039 1 003 number.. 36 661 32 772 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 31 number.. 493 851 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 174 1 077 number.. 51 856 31 428 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 25 number.. 138 950 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 19 number.. 437 1 135 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 29 number.. 597 372 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 54 66 number.. 879 1 344 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 0 number.. 91 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 30 acres.. 10 550 6 198 bushels.. 787 676 448 765 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 88 110 acres.. 17 622 25 463 bushels.. 884 976 1 060 375 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 130 144 acres.. 31 674 28 382 bushels.. 1 193 883 819 634 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 10 acres.. 557 1 808 bales.. 405 1 126 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 76 63 acres.. 22 422 13 183 bushels.. 532 149 361 332 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 816 766 acres.. 57 548 44 985 tons, dry.. 102 648 85 874 @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.