1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC MULLEN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 210 207 Land in farms ..................acres.. 520 992 515 960 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 481 2 493 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 979 277 941 483 Average per acre .........dollars.. 403 373 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 585 34 338 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 21 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 109 100 Total cropland .................farms.. 93 96 acres.. 26 328 34 279 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 53 43 acres.. 8 283 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 552 10 071 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 439 48 652 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 368 380 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 184 9 691 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 17 $100,000 or more .................... 12 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 066 9 897 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 808 47 814 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 114 Other ............................... 100 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 133 104 200 days or more ................... 73 55 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 194 189 number.. 26 220 27 847 Beef cows ..................farms.. 182 175 number.. (D) 13 005 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 4 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 194 190 number.. 11 365 19 645 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 72 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 161 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 921 bushels.. 0 28 265 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 1 885 bushels.. (D) 64 444 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 47 34 acres.. 5 467 2 247 tons, dry.. 11 084 4 337 @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.