1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BANDERA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 650 586 Land in farms ..................acres.. 364 190 396 508 Average size of farm .......acres.. 560 677 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 581 381 478 371 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 049 613 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 729 20 245 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 166 139 180 to 499 acres .................... 161 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 96 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 83 95 Total cropland .................farms.. 401 378 acres.. 47 935 44 387 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 216 189 acres.. 7 068 6 981 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 46 acres.. 907 561 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 713 4 742 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 251 8 092 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 795 666 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 918 4 076 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 322 226 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 127 121 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 129 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 12 $100,000 or more .................... 6 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 175 5 142 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 577 8 775 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 283 287 Other ............................... 367 299 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 398 310 200 days or more ................... 231 202 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 443 453 number.. 13 471 17 336 Beef cows ..................farms.. 368 405 number.. 7 975 10 203 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 19 number.. 11 40 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 402 431 number.. 6 637 9 103 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 22 number.. 354 190 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 16 number.. 387 355 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 106 118 number.. 5 822 6 286 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 42 42 number.. 783 1 095 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 138 bushels.. (D) 9 196 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 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 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 164 138 acres.. 5 560 5 596 tons, dry.. 10 900 11 986 @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.