1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREGG COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 363 290 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 388 47 196 Average size of farm .......acres.. 142 163 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 323 186 980 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 377 1 261 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 985 13 662 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 143 118 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 273 225 acres.. 25 541 18 205 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 184 171 acres.. 6 457 6 094 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 15 acres.. 448 47 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 761 3 958 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 605 13 648 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 483 295 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 277 3 663 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 156 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 0 $100,000 or more .................... 2 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 597 3 103 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 910 10 664 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 89 80 Other ............................... 274 210 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 256 195 200 days or more ................... 206 150 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 271 208 number.. 9 852 8 718 Beef cows ..................farms.. 230 193 number.. 6 013 4 945 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 8 number.. 122 114 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 254 208 number.. 4 991 6 459 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 8 number.. 13 110 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 5 number.. 28 92 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 15 number.. 295 436 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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.. 170 141 acres.. 6 264 5 759 tons, dry.. 12 778 12 539 @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.