1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HALL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 311 297 Land in farms ..................acres.. 447 833 443 027 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 440 1 492 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 323 207 272 531 Average per acre .........dollars.. 235 192 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 171 56 066 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 0 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 33 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 105 107 Total cropland .................farms.. 281 260 acres.. 172 414 180 512 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 168 200 acres.. 88 430 86 363 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 54 acres.. 8 886 11 070 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 597 21 053 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 873 70 886 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 983 16 278 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 614 4 775 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 58 $100,000 or more .................... 75 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 701 15 547 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 735 52 348 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 192 202 Other ............................... 119 95 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 120 112 200 days or more ................... 83 66 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 149 157 number.. 20 502 18 855 Beef cows ..................farms.. 126 147 number.. (D) 10 002 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 151 158 number.. 12 570 10 328 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 9 number.. 507 288 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 7 number.. 526 410 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 18 acres.. 242 1 812 bushels.. 16 330 56 854 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 39 acres.. 5 551 5 972 bushels.. 94 800 105 858 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 141 164 acres.. 75 286 68 086 bales.. 53 790 52 731 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 56 68 acres.. 4 341 6 447 tons, dry.. 7 025 12 309 @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.