1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 685 1 545 Land in farms ..................acres.. 344 475 318 658 Average size of farm .......acres.. 204 206 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 575 212 779 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 116 1 033 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 532 19 918 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 89 82 10 to 49 acres ...................... 352 305 50 to 179 acres ..................... 658 623 180 to 499 acres .................... 442 404 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 312 1 196 acres.. 130 131 125 812 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 052 945 acres.. 41 052 38 144 Irrigated land .................farms.. 63 44 acres.. 1 324 518 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 533 24 935 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 373 16 139 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 383 7 287 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 150 17 648 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 532 420 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 345 326 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 329 291 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 311 320 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 112 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 47 $100,000 or more .................... 17 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 441 21 290 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 318 13 780 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 650 652 Other ............................... 1 035 893 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 038 914 200 days or more ................... 768 682 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 544 1 413 number.. 91 165 83 456 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 430 1 335 number.. 53 857 51 006 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 43 number.. 78 298 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 495 1 379 number.. 41 015 40 509 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 70 88 number.. 4 344 5 969 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 75 number.. 6 689 9 598 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 27 number.. 404 497 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 71 94 number.. (D) 41 157 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 7 number.. 152 195 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 38 58 acres.. 2 321 2 659 bushels.. 218 732 162 046 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 26 32 acres.. 956 1 969 bushels.. 61 446 112 181 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 14 acres.. 245 404 bushels.. 7 012 11 533 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 1 acres.. 98 (D) bushels.. 1 556 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 003 879 acres.. 33 241 26 831 tons, dry.. 81 043 69 918 @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.