1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KENDALL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 730 672 Land in farms ..................acres.. 325 412 354 917 Average size of farm .......acres.. 446 528 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 617 915 500 700 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 426 1 115 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 745 19 165 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 218 158 180 to 499 acres .................... 164 183 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 88 Total cropland .................farms.. 475 459 acres.. 49 167 49 103 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 317 294 acres.. 12 881 11 248 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 28 acres.. 467 912 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 488 8 706 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 888 12 955 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 923 1 018 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 566 7 688 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 324 248 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 158 162 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 104 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 20 $100,000 or more .................... 9 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 488 9 247 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 258 13 761 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 283 301 Other ............................... 447 371 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 470 393 200 days or more ................... 330 275 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 524 493 number.. 17 836 21 150 Beef cows ..................farms.. 460 435 number.. 9 938 11 441 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 18 number.. 293 620 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 480 465 number.. 8 549 12 725 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 41 number.. 2 510 1 957 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 33 number.. 3 363 3 823 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 158 177 number.. 14 210 19 218 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 58 number.. 1 148 1 361 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 620 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 2 acres.. 198 (D) bushels.. 16 151 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 8 acres.. 120 247 bushels.. 6 757 3 890 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 19 acres.. 568 755 bushels.. 17 402 23 556 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 278 243 acres.. 10 747 8 998 tons, dry.. 22 967 16 522 @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.