1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 510 486 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 979 128 533 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 264 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 257 750 200 583 Average per acre .........dollars.. 995 897 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 729 31 913 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 195 207 180 to 499 acres .................... 125 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 435 405 acres.. 55 350 58 521 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 349 326 acres.. 22 605 18 422 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 10 acres.. 156 190 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 185 46 287 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 441 95 242 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 248 813 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 937 45 475 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 25 $100,000 or more .................... 81 99 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 233 38 932 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 692 79 942 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 230 263 Other ............................... 280 223 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 289 256 200 days or more ................... 194 161 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 413 394 number.. 39 984 41 942 Beef cows ..................farms.. 333 297 number.. 16 932 15 242 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 65 number.. 6 647 9 883 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 399 390 number.. 20 688 23 722 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 8 number.. 127 392 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 8 number.. 141 456 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 39 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 25 number.. 153 058 222 258 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 29 29 number.. 14 927 972 12 595 575 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 2 acres.. 175 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 370 554 bushels.. 8 050 9 020 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 0 acres.. 184 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 568 bushels.. 0 11 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 335 302 acres.. 21 296 16 702 tons, dry.. 61 713 49 714 @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.