1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KARNES COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 051 1 053 Land in farms ..................acres.. 417 146 383 573 Average size of farm .......acres.. 397 364 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 251 429 209 773 Average per acre .........dollars.. 660 598 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 966 22 294 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 397 397 180 to 499 acres .................... 308 326 500 to 999 acres .................... 128 122 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 79 Total cropland .................farms.. 852 847 acres.. 161 969 167 683 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 654 610 acres.. 56 249 50 247 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 24 acres.. 2 838 431 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 890 17 773 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 119 16 879 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 758 3 148 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 132 14 626 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 328 253 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 198 209 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 216 204 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 171 234 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 40 $100,000 or more .................... 23 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 411 14 623 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 663 13 900 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 410 455 Other ............................... 641 598 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 650 637 200 days or more ................... 448 400 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 943 926 number.. 67 354 63 293 Beef cows ..................farms.. 867 875 number.. 38 536 38 239 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 22 number.. 401 765 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 940 918 number.. 28 372 28 878 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 44 number.. 1 876 8 187 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 46 number.. 4 564 13 159 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 21 number.. 549 691 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 45 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 74 117 acres.. 8 697 10 352 bushels.. 706 386 658 487 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 66 96 acres.. 9 262 8 761 bushels.. 355 763 349 474 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 63 93 acres.. 5 495 8 232 bushels.. 107 538 175 601 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 0 acres.. 102 0 bushels.. 2 039 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 588 525 acres.. 32 353 22 341 tons, dry.. 70 070 39 627 @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.