1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BASTROP COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 765 1 630 Land in farms ..................acres.. 392 255 394 923 Average size of farm .......acres.. 222 242 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 666 279 173 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 422 1 176 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 749 18 500 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 107 82 10 to 49 acres ...................... 478 366 50 to 179 acres ..................... 639 623 180 to 499 acres .................... 377 384 500 to 999 acres .................... 106 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 278 1 197 acres.. 141 014 140 783 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 907 822 acres.. 41 107 35 256 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 56 acres.. 2 919 4 026 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 946 22 851 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 833 14 019 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 275 2 803 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 671 20 048 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 728 572 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 359 372 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 309 289 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 230 243 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 36 $100,000 or more .................... 37 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 309 22 868 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 615 14 029 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 703 699 Other ............................... 1 062 931 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 099 946 200 days or more ................... 744 687 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 515 1 415 number.. 90 457 81 424 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 370 1 325 number.. 48 314 44 773 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 31 number.. 102 236 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 436 1 362 number.. 47 317 41 030 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 70 number.. 869 1 538 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 55 number.. 1 493 1 897 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 23 number.. 1 031 688 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 84 92 number.. (D) 1 923 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 27 acres.. 2 358 1 293 bushels.. 253 599 92 657 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 20 acres.. 1 805 1 528 bushels.. 105 383 71 856 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 12 acres.. 141 755 bushels.. 4 171 19 510 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 835 773 bales.. 779 764 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 818 723 acres.. 31 762 27 261 tons, dry.. 82 645 61 064 @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.