1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BLANCO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 617 567 Land in farms ..................acres.. 381 412 371 257 Average size of farm .......acres.. 618 655 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 743 703 547 467 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 211 853 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 206 16 141 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 147 131 180 to 499 acres .................... 169 165 500 to 999 acres .................... 80 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 108 107 Total cropland .................farms.. 406 341 acres.. 56 394 44 103 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 261 216 acres.. 8 865 7 262 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 28 acres.. 230 354 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 007 14 684 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 081 25 898 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 3 750 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 10 934 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 236 200 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 130 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 95 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 24 $100,000 or more .................... 12 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 388 13 493 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 457 23 840 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 280 274 Other ............................... 337 293 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 352 323 200 days or more ................... 222 228 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 490 474 number.. 24 146 24 135 Beef cows ..................farms.. 426 435 number.. 13 596 13 827 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 13 number.. 276 238 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 471 453 number.. 11 542 13 482 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 21 number.. 426 409 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 9 number.. 1 167 1 368 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 106 91 number.. 8 970 11 784 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 27 number.. 557 407 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 6 acres.. 83 151 bushels.. 2 490 3 240 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.. 215 177 acres.. 8 377 6 443 tons, dry.. 15 568 11 375 @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.