1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAMPASAS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 746 689 Land in farms ..................acres.. 434 737 432 379 Average size of farm .......acres.. 583 628 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 477 045 405 071 Average per acre .........dollars.. 805 644 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 978 20 436 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 186 160 180 to 499 acres .................... 204 205 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 112 110 Total cropland .................farms.. 506 499 acres.. 71 444 74 871 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 358 335 acres.. 24 962 21 137 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 26 acres.. 330 389 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 952 12 249 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 361 17 779 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 787 1 112 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 165 11 137 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 245 194 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 131 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 133 128 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 154 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 30 $100,000 or more .................... 18 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 506 9 450 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 128 13 735 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 337 319 Other ............................... 409 370 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 431 383 200 days or more ................... 273 251 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 586 570 number.. 39 762 40 535 Beef cows ..................farms.. 522 520 number.. 19 907 24 209 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 20 number.. 271 501 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 569 548 number.. 19 148 19 831 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 31 number.. (D) 3 425 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 21 number.. (D) 6 015 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 110 112 number.. 13 189 11 006 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 57 41 number.. (D) 1 992 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 11 acres.. 706 513 bushels.. 24 810 20 532 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 45 acres.. 4 781 4 867 bushels.. 181 448 118 327 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.. 298 270 acres.. 16 581 12 141 tons, dry.. 32 936 20 353 @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.