1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 080 1 784 Land in farms ..................acres.. 417 356 409 501 Average size of farm .......acres.. 201 230 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 293 275 273 799 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 508 1 112 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 169 23 326 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 137 110 10 to 49 acres ...................... 686 556 50 to 179 acres ..................... 741 608 180 to 499 acres .................... 335 329 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 110 1,000 acres or more ................. 79 71 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 629 1 402 acres.. 244 589 243 906 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 170 1 083 acres.. 134 852 135 049 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 30 acres.. 1 953 1 567 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 476 34 424 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 056 19 296 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 697 16 201 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 779 18 223 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 861 658 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 399 353 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 334 309 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 274 247 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 58 $100,000 or more .................... 63 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 620 31 501 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 163 17 658 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 762 731 Other ............................... 1 318 1 053 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 359 1 093 200 days or more ................... 997 771 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 524 1 334 number.. 64 082 60 407 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 304 1 162 number.. 32 996 29 863 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 40 number.. 1 708 1 514 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 443 1 264 number.. 36 769 31 485 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 59 number.. 2 400 1 655 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 41 number.. 2 892 3 446 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 39 number.. 583 460 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 72 81 number.. 1 536 1 580 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 46 acres.. 13 771 8 337 bushels.. 1 246 941 791 940 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 88 141 acres.. 23 638 35 676 bushels.. 1 278 085 2 205 327 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 138 171 acres.. 35 769 46 429 bushels.. 1 408 613 1 694 979 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 15 acres.. 574 1 405 bales.. 366 997 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 13 acres.. 3 123 1 253 bushels.. 53 862 26 712 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 008 892 acres.. 55 616 38 467 tons, dry.. 90 571 83 543 @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.