1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC CULLOCH COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 545 529 Land in farms ..................acres.. 640 593 675 927 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 175 1 278 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 562 123 560 492 Average per acre .........dollars.. 468 414 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 759 37 194 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 96 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 168 158 500 to 999 acres .................... 103 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 135 142 Total cropland .................farms.. 417 397 acres.. 134 761 134 489 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 291 265 acres.. 65 028 64 199 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 27 acres.. 1 703 1 358 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 034 21 346 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 089 40 351 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 232 5 769 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 802 15 577 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 111 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 34 $100,000 or more .................... 50 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 459 20 746 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 200 39 218 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 252 287 Other ............................... 293 242 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 325 274 200 days or more ................... 198 184 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 410 418 number.. 41 015 45 863 Beef cows ..................farms.. 366 382 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 399 408 number.. 22 203 25 466 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 22 number.. (D) 2 846 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 17 number.. (D) 5 128 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 78 139 number.. 30 242 54 521 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 25 number.. 274 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 19 23 acres.. 2 710 3 161 bushels.. 115 386 115 679 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 118 123 acres.. 40 250 40 576 bushels.. 1 098 938 1 088 292 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 15 15 acres.. 4 380 4 757 bales.. 2 681 3 132 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 219 181 acres.. 17 031 13 738 tons, dry.. 30 401 22 306 @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.