1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KIMBLE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 485 476 Land in farms ..................acres.. 773 046 774 804 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 594 1 628 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 800 224 587 318 Average per acre .........dollars.. 515 398 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 067 15 283 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 70 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 171 202 Total cropland .................farms.. 231 244 acres.. 33 190 24 329 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 132 153 acres.. 7 385 6 071 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 51 acres.. 2 019 1 397 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 223 7 846 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 893 16 483 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 838 624 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 385 7 222 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 174 136 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 20 $100,000 or more .................... 11 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 546 7 521 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 620 15 800 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 251 268 Other ............................... 234 208 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 266 238 200 days or more ................... 161 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 337 359 number.. 21 226 22 765 Beef cows ..................farms.. 295 331 number.. 12 454 14 530 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 8 number.. 91 115 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 330 356 number.. 10 442 11 923 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 6 number.. 804 311 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 3 number.. 1 751 920 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 131 171 number.. 27 877 44 812 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 10 acres.. 1 530 1 272 bushels.. 59 812 25 710 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 84 85 acres.. 4 027 3 104 tons, dry.. 7 608 5 887 @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.