1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KLEBERG COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 272 222 Land in farms ..................acres.. (D) (D) Average size of farm .......acres.. (D) (D) Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 158 050 1 302 146 Average per acre .........dollars.. (D) (D) Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 504 67 845 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 182 161 acres.. 116 136 114 954 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 105 104 acres.. 90 731 62 391 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 625 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 258 42 105 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 712 189 663 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 14 $100,000 or more .................... 19 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 545 44 274 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 740 198 539 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 89 81 Other ............................... 183 141 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 187 137 200 days or more ................... 135 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 194 158 number.. 73 052 65 726 Beef cows ..................farms.. 171 145 number.. (D) 25 832 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 23 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 177 145 number.. (D) 38 730 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 17 number.. 440 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 14 number.. 874 3 651 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 4 number.. 72 41 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 7 acres.. 122 814 bushels.. 5 744 37 801 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 26 37 acres.. 46 161 36 032 bushels.. 2 803 294 1 775 731 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 20 29 acres.. 38 070 20 773 bales.. 22 775 24 380 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 86 68 acres.. 5 217 3 175 tons, dry.. 11 189 7 568 @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.