1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAVACA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 558 2 465 Land in farms ..................acres.. 526 067 527 837 Average size of farm .......acres.. 206 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 291 183 936 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 017 863 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 844 17 273 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 119 133 10 to 49 acres ...................... 558 510 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 187 1 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 497 459 500 to 999 acres .................... 123 120 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 88 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 093 1 993 acres.. 220 459 196 031 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 728 1 625 acres.. 61 417 55 542 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 51 acres.. 4 778 4 465 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 657 38 119 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 676 15 464 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 190 4 533 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 467 33 585 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 846 735 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 600 539 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 530 538 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 387 425 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 132 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 43 $100,000 or more .................... 41 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 555 33 191 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 027 13 454 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 965 993 Other ............................... 1 593 1 472 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 610 1 535 200 days or more ................... 1 141 1 105 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 2 351 2 233 number.. 118 562 106 797 Beef cows ..................farms.. 2 194 2 135 number.. 70 822 68 029 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 50 number.. 1 204 1 476 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 2 296 2 196 number.. 53 328 53 291 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 81 number.. 1 976 1 464 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 53 number.. 4 248 2 396 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 36 number.. 586 331 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 144 152 number.. 922 856 519 344 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 7 number.. 3 356 710 1 358 088 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 130 182 acres.. 5 363 6 893 bushels.. 336 252 340 024 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 36 52 acres.. 1 347 2 228 bushels.. 65 051 105 965 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 6 acres.. 133 162 bushels.. 2 856 4 165 Rice..........................farms.. 5 18 acres.. 2 694 4 153 cwt.. 160 976 273 189 Cotton .......................farms.. 8 6 acres.. (D) 397 bales.. (D) 209 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 2 acres.. 394 (D) bushels.. 9 581 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 652 1 516 acres.. 48 530 40 495 tons, dry.. 114 865 96 893 @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.