1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LIVE OAK COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 732 707 Land in farms ..................acres.. 520 236 558 553 Average size of farm .......acres.. 711 790 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 430 892 374 311 Average per acre .........dollars.. 651 507 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 467 29 005 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 83 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 164 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 210 228 500 to 999 acres .................... 106 99 1,000 acres or more ................. 137 139 Total cropland .................farms.. 509 490 acres.. 128 466 141 398 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 328 332 acres.. 47 078 52 327 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 17 acres.. 3 159 943 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 768 16 327 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 077 23 093 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 316 4 799 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 452 11 527 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 256 197 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 116 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 133 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 134 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 27 $100,000 or more .................... 20 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 156 16 548 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 365 23 406 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 274 331 Other ............................... 458 376 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 467 425 200 days or more ................... 299 279 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 599 576 number.. 45 674 49 187 Beef cows ..................farms.. 546 549 number.. 26 920 28 392 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 16 number.. 20 134 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 577 567 number.. 19 862 26 658 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 35 number.. 264 968 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 26 number.. 474 1 412 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 7 number.. 80 92 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 25 number.. (D) 1 476 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 32 65 acres.. 12 365 16 708 bushels.. 1 035 928 1 104 005 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 35 52 acres.. 10 104 11 874 bushels.. 589 785 662 188 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 31 acres.. 2 384 2 807 bushels.. 41 843 55 786 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 17 acres.. 643 2 252 bales.. 644 2 422 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 298 279 acres.. 22 127 19 261 tons, dry.. 42 929 34 868 @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.