1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ANDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 542 1 488 Land in farms ..................acres.. 353 969 352 488 Average size of farm .......acres.. 230 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 536 205 304 Average per acre .........dollars.. 929 885 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 356 21 271 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 393 394 50 to 179 acres ..................... 611 558 180 to 499 acres .................... 329 324 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 274 1 237 acres.. 138 317 125 510 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 993 942 acres.. 47 101 43 608 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 38 acres.. 1 365 591 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 258 25 957 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 732 17 444 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 410 2 878 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 849 23 079 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 580 494 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 297 271 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 270 270 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 218 296 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 99 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 41 $100,000 or more .................... 25 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 142 26 075 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 954 17 535 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 551 592 Other ............................... 991 896 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 971 898 200 days or more ................... 704 648 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 272 1 216 number.. 88 623 79 067 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 133 1 126 number.. 47 905 46 241 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 33 number.. 652 1 361 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 239 1 185 number.. 47 478 46 115 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 62 number.. (D) 11 833 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 50 number.. 1 961 24 170 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 12 number.. 119 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 41 55 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 15 acres.. (D) 286 bushels.. (D) 10 514 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 1 345 (D) bales.. 864 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 929 857 acres.. 43 188 38 419 tons, dry.. 118 403 97 937 @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.