1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MAVERICK COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 169 199 Land in farms ..................acres.. 470 270 678 590 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 783 3 410 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 908 972 1 337 190 Average per acre .........dollars.. 322 381 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 040 40 463 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 35 43 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 133 148 acres.. 29 251 25 249 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 100 106 acres.. 10 957 12 017 Irrigated land .................farms.. 111 126 acres.. 24 942 18 727 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 576 37 075 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 837 186 308 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 822 7 591 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 755 29 484 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 23 $100,000 or more .................... 23 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 559 37 368 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 980 188 729 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 78 110 Other ............................... 91 89 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 100 106 200 days or more ................... 55 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 98 123 number.. 31 994 38 891 Beef cows ..................farms.. 86 111 number.. 11 492 13 658 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. 8 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 94 120 number.. 27 575 56 084 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 40 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 63 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 16 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 165 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 1 acres.. 589 (D) bushels.. 28 836 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 603 782 bushels.. 20 522 25 152 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 57 59 acres.. 5 013 5 082 tons, dry.. 12 750 22 883 @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.