1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 633 1 570 Land in farms ..................acres.. 514 724 482 165 Average size of farm .......acres.. 315 307 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 533 268 385 Average per acre .........dollars.. 866 841 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 226 23 394 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 355 335 50 to 179 acres ..................... 605 596 180 to 499 acres .................... 369 355 500 to 999 acres .................... 163 129 1,000 acres or more ................. 90 104 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 321 1 306 acres.. 182 633 175 179 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 004 974 acres.. 54 382 48 388 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 26 acres.. 1 667 485 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 062 23 901 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 572 15 224 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 341 2 139 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 720 21 762 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 566 444 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 316 260 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 298 341 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 281 313 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 55 $100,000 or more .................... 39 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 547 23 721 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 869 15 109 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 688 659 Other ............................... 945 911 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 954 931 200 days or more ................... 628 603 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 414 1 355 number.. 102 972 101 633 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 276 1 266 number.. 60 116 63 222 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 27 number.. 53 483 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 373 1 314 number.. 50 627 50 695 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 52 number.. 1 341 4 109 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 39 number.. 1 889 5 812 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 6 number.. 82 44 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 43 number.. 554 819 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 2 660 401 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 9 acres.. (D) 111 bushels.. (D) 4 672 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 448 bushels.. (D) 29 788 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 963 923 acres.. 53 257 47 117 tons, dry.. 133 596 123 808 @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.