1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 205 1 172 Land in farms ..................acres.. 422 548 370 140 Average size of farm .......acres.. 351 316 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 312 550 255 709 Average per acre .........dollars.. 914 722 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 495 21 166 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 259 216 50 to 179 acres ..................... 392 418 180 to 499 acres .................... 321 324 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 86 68 Total cropland .................farms.. 968 939 acres.. 133 394 128 904 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 707 671 acres.. 35 469 29 473 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 25 acres.. 331 363 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 648 18 587 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 305 15 859 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 437 1 434 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 211 17 153 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 407 327 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 222 208 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 244 233 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 191 231 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 111 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 40 $100,000 or more .................... 23 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 984 18 919 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 259 16 142 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 464 501 Other ............................... 741 671 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 754 706 200 days or more ................... 482 426 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 072 1 027 number.. 88 179 75 488 Beef cows ..................farms.. 957 960 number.. 47 217 47 897 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 17 number.. 12 103 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 044 1 008 number.. 46 113 39 721 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 34 number.. 166 507 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 26 number.. 363 665 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 13 number.. 152 225 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 33 number.. 861 452 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 18 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 33 bushels.. 0 1 010 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 61 bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 90 bushels.. (D) 2 310 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 675 623 acres.. 34 863 28 625 tons, dry.. 81 010 67 747 @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.