1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 659 2 642 Land in farms ..................acres.. 515 108 496 742 Average size of farm .......acres.. 194 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 261 246 220 234 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 371 1 188 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 390 22 207 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 139 164 10 to 49 acres ...................... 579 568 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 203 1 205 180 to 499 acres .................... 532 500 500 to 999 acres .................... 130 145 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 166 2 117 acres.. 221 561 217 498 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 769 1 679 acres.. 76 097 68 355 Irrigated land .................farms.. 67 54 acres.. 1 145 2 537 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 679 77 440 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 444 29 311 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 414 4 964 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 265 72 476 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 996 841 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 559 581 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 492 531 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 379 397 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 125 155 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 73 $100,000 or more .................... 63 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 66 342 70 408 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 950 26 650 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 028 1 125 Other ............................... 1 631 1 517 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 644 1 543 200 days or more ................... 1 144 1 095 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 2 433 2 377 number.. 125 043 117 231 Beef cows ..................farms.. 2 284 2 257 number.. 69 290 70 034 Milk cows ..................farms.. 72 75 number.. 1 863 1 909 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 2 376 2 315 number.. 55 991 58 665 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 102 number.. 6 216 12 696 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 84 number.. 11 227 19 120 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 41 number.. 710 485 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 117 166 number.. 2 039 865 3 964 950 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 5 number.. 2 434 110 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 130 155 acres.. 12 756 11 746 bushels.. 1 165 449 765 838 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 30 58 acres.. 2 319 3 985 bushels.. 138 915 259 482 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 9 acres.. 303 461 bushels.. 7 658 13 668 Rice..........................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 60 39 bales.. 97 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 2 acres.. 284 (D) bushels.. 7 800 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 707 1 581 acres.. 59 275 49 028 tons, dry.. 143 602 116 429 @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.