1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FISHER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 603 547 Land in farms ..................acres.. 575 095 545 666 Average size of farm .......acres.. 954 998 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 339 117 365 643 Average per acre .........dollars.. 388 394 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 636 43 270 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 145 89 180 to 499 acres .................... 159 158 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 143 153 Total cropland .................farms.. 527 484 acres.. 221 608 244 160 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 321 361 acres.. 105 063 107 188 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 26 acres.. 2 417 903 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 848 27 068 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 157 49 485 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 197 15 556 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 651 11 512 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 117 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 63 $100,000 or more .................... 73 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 975 20 970 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 418 38 336 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 316 340 Other ............................... 287 207 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 231 200 days or more ................... 211 149 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 382 381 number.. 35 495 33 776 Beef cows ..................farms.. 324 329 number.. (D) 14 361 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 11 number.. (D) 297 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 382 389 number.. 23 943 21 174 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 12 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 10 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 7 number.. 363 845 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 6 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.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 32 10 acres.. 4 127 870 bushels.. 115 965 29 366 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 101 93 acres.. 20 695 26 859 bushels.. 416 482 614 229 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 160 227 acres.. 66 870 64 550 bales.. 53 788 47 635 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 188 200 acres.. 14 013 14 440 tons, dry.. 28 461 23 057 @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.