1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KERR COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 778 651 Land in farms ..................acres.. 547 882 531 206 Average size of farm .......acres.. 704 816 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 634 486 558 057 Average per acre .........dollars.. 886 652 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 400 17 196 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 137 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 230 156 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 166 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 137 122 Total cropland .................farms.. 419 357 acres.. 50 938 44 243 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 252 199 acres.. 9 949 8 272 Irrigated land .................farms.. 63 38 acres.. 1 952 1 091 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 192 8 519 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 244 13 085 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 053 1 114 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 139 7 404 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 357 256 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 144 115 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 114 131 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 17 $100,000 or more .................... 7 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 506 8 915 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 203 13 715 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 301 278 Other ............................... 477 373 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 502 410 200 days or more ................... 337 270 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 537 452 number.. 21 057 23 230 Beef cows ..................farms.. 451 404 number.. 12 395 14 229 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 9 number.. 122 106 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 470 427 number.. 9 620 12 522 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 25 number.. 533 535 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 18 number.. 724 847 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 156 151 number.. 16 883 24 496 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 25 number.. 684 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 5 acres.. 755 473 bushels.. 32 809 7 012 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 194 161 acres.. 8 006 6 365 tons, dry.. 17 752 14 690 @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.