1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KINNEY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 128 128 Land in farms ..................acres.. 628 811 698 832 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 913 5 460 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 575 573 1 800 413 Average per acre .........dollars.. 323 325 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 361 30 232 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 4 5 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 13 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 85 Total cropland .................farms.. 47 39 acres.. 20 141 13 447 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 28 19 acres.. 2 517 1 892 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 15 acres.. 3 092 1 591 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 093 7 847 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 600 61 302 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 108 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 7 738 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 12 $100,000 or more .................... 16 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 130 7 574 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 890 59 175 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 69 80 Other ............................... 59 48 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 61 65 200 days or more ................... 40 36 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 84 93 number.. 13 517 23 224 Beef cows ..................farms.. 79 81 number.. 8 364 13 806 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 85 91 number.. 7 513 12 175 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 0 number.. 28 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 57 number.. 43 968 63 575 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 45 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 18 12 acres.. 1 510 1 557 tons, dry.. 3 715 3 600 @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.