1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HILL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 563 1 494 Land in farms ..................acres.. 463 925 470 096 Average size of farm .......acres.. 297 315 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 247 421 239 307 Average per acre .........dollars.. 854 742 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 398 31 069 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 61 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 339 296 50 to 179 acres ..................... 593 543 180 to 499 acres .................... 347 344 500 to 999 acres .................... 117 138 1,000 acres or more ................. 106 109 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 256 1 218 acres.. 292 375 299 242 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 988 933 acres.. 191 818 184 543 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 21 acres.. 1 075 656 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 711 44 508 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 923 29 791 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 448 22 258 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 264 22 249 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 510 445 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 271 264 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 248 275 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 265 257 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 97 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 69 $100,000 or more .................... 101 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 330 38 217 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 679 25 597 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 668 741 Other ............................... 895 753 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 897 784 200 days or more ................... 639 541 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 220 1 144 number.. 66 470 56 302 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 082 1 027 number.. 32 264 27 242 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 56 number.. 3 487 4 481 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 165 1 105 number.. 33 763 25 456 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 50 number.. 312 1 189 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 36 number.. 590 2 936 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 39 number.. 1 166 1 091 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 47 50 number.. 916 1 125 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 14 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 106 133 acres.. 24 946 26 342 bushels.. 2 174 561 1 691 413 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 181 259 acres.. 56 623 67 621 bushels.. 3 757 976 2 799 939 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 243 237 acres.. 52 072 36 015 bushels.. 1 837 401 1 068 125 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 90 106 acres.. 19 972 19 116 bales.. 17 603 12 860 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 820 695 acres.. 40 250 32 008 tons, dry.. 82 739 61 085 @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.