1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 816 704 Land in farms ..................acres.. 298 493 463 450 Average size of farm .......acres.. 366 658 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 667 818 589 742 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 928 953 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 851 12 834 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 201 145 50 to 179 acres ..................... 255 223 180 to 499 acres .................... 156 154 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 65 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 488 396 acres.. 73 856 48 976 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 281 239 acres.. 25 758 19 681 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 38 acres.. 546 265 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 759 14 271 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 185 20 271 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 436 2 742 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 323 11 529 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 418 327 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 152 123 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 87 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 20 $100,000 or more .................... 18 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 285 13 366 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 829 18 986 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 311 277 Other ............................... 505 427 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 509 437 200 days or more ................... 341 304 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 575 545 number.. 27 541 33 105 Beef cows ..................farms.. 473 486 number.. 10 784 11 588 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 11 number.. 36 142 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 517 517 number.. 12 056 21 355 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 22 number.. 439 517 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 19 number.. 563 806 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 63 51 number.. 2 300 1 417 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 48 51 number.. 1 028 1 343 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 22 acres.. 5 382 4 548 bushels.. 409 691 288 403 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 22 15 acres.. 5 230 2 971 bushels.. 244 740 121 174 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 19 acres.. 4 375 3 672 bushels.. 107 845 73 174 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 7 acres.. 210 1 704 bales.. 102 1 114 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 201 168 acres.. 9 363 6 420 tons, dry.. 20 339 11 578 @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.