1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LIBERTY COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 138 886 Land in farms ..................acres.. 306 783 342 213 Average size of farm .......acres.. 270 386 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 277 909 287 850 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 152 671 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 882 28 909 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 114 78 10 to 49 acres ...................... 394 263 50 to 179 acres ..................... 338 267 180 to 499 acres .................... 161 127 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 81 Total cropland .................farms.. 800 708 acres.. 159 841 163 630 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 553 511 acres.. 78 430 75 370 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 103 acres.. 14 092 29 142 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 723 21 585 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 847 24 362 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 505 15 127 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 219 6 457 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 529 327 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 221 189 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 168 147 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 35 $100,000 or more .................... 48 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 675 20 173 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 047 22 769 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 412 368 Other ............................... 726 518 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 733 549 200 days or more ................... 533 401 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 894 651 number.. 38 836 31 708 Beef cows ..................farms.. 790 598 number.. 24 047 19 017 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 33 number.. 69 111 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 819 613 number.. 18 639 14 965 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 66 68 number.. 715 432 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 40 number.. 997 922 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 15 number.. 269 133 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 57 55 number.. 1 419 1 254 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 18 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 7 acres.. 8 857 bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 26 18 acres.. 7 923 6 274 bushels.. 520 068 369 949 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 33 76 acres.. 12 859 25 774 cwt.. 604 582 1 267 760 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 48 47 acres.. 37 309 26 108 bushels.. 809 595 706 704 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 466 386 acres.. 19 660 15 602 tons, dry.. 47 595 31 633 @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.