1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LA SALLE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 280 261 Land in farms ..................acres.. 526 978 766 037 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 882 2 935 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 766 658 1 011 548 Average per acre .........dollars.. 424 360 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 437 29 626 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 23 180 to 499 acres .................... 70 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 108 111 Total cropland .................farms.. 157 126 acres.. 71 537 61 933 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 62 49 acres.. 16 695 21 160 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 10 acres.. 3 643 3 487 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 689 11 881 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 747 45 521 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 123 2 902 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 566 8 979 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 17 $100,000 or more .................... 20 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 826 11 021 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 475 42 226 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 122 134 Other ............................... 158 127 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 171 144 200 days or more ................... 110 95 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 233 217 number.. 34 207 34 198 Beef cows ..................farms.. 198 197 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 220 216 number.. 24 376 19 525 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 5 number.. 68 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 4 number.. 77 116 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. 48 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 7 acres.. 1 201 4 663 bushels.. 104 190 198 522 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 10 acres.. 3 711 7 721 bushels.. 167 333 387 217 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 1 051 1 610 bushels.. 25 239 64 530 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 1 889 bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 44 29 acres.. 6 002 2 144 tons, dry.. 8 057 4 082 @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.