1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAMILTON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 966 933 Land in farms ..................acres.. 465 847 461 249 Average size of farm .......acres.. 482 494 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 337 388 289 034 Average per acre .........dollars.. 779 560 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 429 25 889 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 271 230 180 to 499 acres .................... 329 346 500 to 999 acres .................... 140 146 1,000 acres or more ................. 115 115 Total cropland .................farms.. 739 746 acres.. 134 042 132 436 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 569 544 acres.. 52 371 52 541 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 24 acres.. 979 1 761 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 410 38 764 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 254 41 547 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 934 2 827 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 475 35 937 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 271 218 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 157 157 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 175 164 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 167 182 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 46 $100,000 or more .................... 66 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 650 34 336 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 940 36 802 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 441 477 Other ............................... 525 456 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 565 501 200 days or more ................... 403 343 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 813 789 number.. 71 120 62 843 Beef cows ..................farms.. 714 678 number.. 27 732 24 962 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 72 number.. 10 563 8 330 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 807 777 number.. 40 379 38 841 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 17 number.. 365 343 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 14 number.. 285 502 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 87 93 number.. 14 827 12 548 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 24 number.. 766 1 376 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 26 acres.. (D) 1 261 bushels.. (D) 79 330 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 35 76 acres.. 3 601 5 040 bushels.. 159 820 153 456 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 99 137 acres.. 10 892 10 716 bushels.. 308 146 255 103 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 543 bales.. 0 388 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 510 451 acres.. 28 775 25 689 tons, dry.. 54 632 47 710 @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.