1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MEDINA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 570 1 460 Land in farms ..................acres.. 749 653 658 204 Average size of farm .......acres.. 477 451 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 452 581 366 447 Average per acre .........dollars.. 940 853 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 656 26 679 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 88 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 323 274 50 to 179 acres ..................... 417 397 180 to 499 acres .................... 386 363 500 to 999 acres .................... 176 195 1,000 acres or more ................. 180 168 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 152 1 134 acres.. 225 616 213 020 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 863 757 acres.. 120 394 103 373 Irrigated land .................farms.. 346 327 acres.. 44 330 37 330 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 937 52 598 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 177 36 026 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 164 18 555 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 773 34 044 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 556 453 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 280 274 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 278 233 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 221 244 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 63 $100,000 or more .................... 91 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 009 44 620 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 764 30 541 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 662 688 Other ............................... 908 772 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 894 832 200 days or more ................... 616 561 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 231 1 142 number.. 70 175 76 053 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 098 1 032 number.. 29 268 31 576 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 23 number.. 412 506 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 181 1 090 number.. 56 939 62 019 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 59 number.. 1 151 960 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 49 number.. 1 539 2 028 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 57 number.. 1 644 1 310 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 54 64 number.. 1 034 1 482 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 104 162 acres.. 26 779 36 759 bushels.. 2 912 586 3 376 804 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 192 163 acres.. 32 883 25 508 bushels.. 2 616 571 1 545 707 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 160 106 acres.. 21 662 9 675 bushels.. 705 138 239 501 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 20 29 acres.. 3 364 4 679 bales.. 5 861 4 641 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 848 bushels.. 0 21 801 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 622 474 acres.. 22 107 15 676 tons, dry.. 45 047 32 768 @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.