1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 270 277 Land in farms ..................acres.. 377 871 357 933 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 400 1 292 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 599 118 379 006 Average per acre .........dollars.. 401 279 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 754 47 332 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 72 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 81 81 Total cropland .................farms.. 239 255 acres.. 155 758 139 868 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 198 232 acres.. 100 721 91 658 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 13 acres.. 2 222 1 040 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 007 29 580 Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 767 106 787 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 441 8 165 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 566 21 415 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 40 $100,000 or more .................... 56 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 229 26 627 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 366 96 475 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 145 177 Other ............................... 125 100 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 141 141 200 days or more ................... 93 81 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 183 196 number.. 65 748 43 821 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 119 number.. (D) 7 678 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 180 193 number.. 57 938 39 458 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 6 number.. 34 122 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 6 number.. 19 136 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 6 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 14 acres.. 1 719 882 bushels.. 58 504 51 209 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 169 203 acres.. 84 368 72 975 bushels.. 2 070 005 1 928 009 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 44 78 acres.. 7 964 11 189 bales.. 4 643 8 228 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 89 105 acres.. 5 156 7 263 tons, dry.. 7 740 12 653 @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.