1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRIMES COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 423 1 321 Land in farms ..................acres.. 370 308 352 915 Average size of farm .......acres.. 260 267 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 298 503 294 737 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 369 1 085 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 522 23 587 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 89 89 10 to 49 acres ...................... 348 296 50 to 179 acres ..................... 520 475 180 to 499 acres .................... 292 312 500 to 999 acres .................... 103 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 069 1 017 acres.. 132 239 135 576 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 807 758 acres.. 39 542 34 073 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 39 acres.. 1 320 460 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 345 25 062 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 406 18 972 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 074 3 025 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 271 22 037 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 482 391 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 292 238 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 266 248 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 218 256 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 97 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 36 $100,000 or more .................... 43 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 210 22 587 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 608 17 099 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 530 527 Other ............................... 893 794 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 925 791 200 days or more ................... 668 553 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 267 1 148 number.. 84 325 77 720 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 148 1 052 number.. 51 417 47 453 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 57 number.. 1 436 3 380 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 232 1 105 number.. 39 907 38 559 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 36 number.. 932 1 416 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 19 number.. 614 2 759 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 14 number.. 203 402 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 38 43 number.. 1 773 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 2 acres.. 249 (D) bushels.. 13 194 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 768 703 acres.. 35 933 30 417 tons, dry.. 81 322 78 184 @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.