1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BEE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 686 688 Land in farms ..................acres.. 421 287 442 173 Average size of farm .......acres.. 614 643 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 357 229 372 625 Average per acre .........dollars.. 654 659 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 162 32 589 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 96 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 216 208 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 188 500 to 999 acres .................... 86 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 98 105 Total cropland .................farms.. 446 470 acres.. 128 440 140 029 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 292 314 acres.. 73 557 81 137 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 25 acres.. 2 366 406 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 688 19 424 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 361 28 233 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 166 9 230 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 521 10 194 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 256 202 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 123 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 82 138 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 34 $100,000 or more .................... 43 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 323 16 345 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 625 23 757 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 305 339 Other ............................... 381 349 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 377 370 200 days or more ................... 258 237 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 576 559 number.. 50 453 46 993 Beef cows ..................farms.. 524 538 number.. 26 274 27 748 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 12 number.. 13 234 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 556 550 number.. 34 404 22 232 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 32 number.. 215 280 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 22 number.. 137 408 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 11 number.. 227 172 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 24 number.. 513 670 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 40 74 acres.. 14 738 26 199 bushels.. 1 325 420 1 560 236 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 46 71 acres.. 34 523 30 761 bushels.. 2 405 522 1 886 336 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 22 acres.. 2 109 2 527 bushels.. 40 822 40 098 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 17 acres.. 2 702 3 146 bales.. 2 355 2 215 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 243 224 acres.. 16 759 16 285 tons, dry.. 31 545 30 596 @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.