1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MILAM COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 655 1 576 Land in farms ..................acres.. 544 780 551 148 Average size of farm .......acres.. 329 350 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 267 152 255 228 Average per acre .........dollars.. 780 733 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 489 26 415 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 81 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 322 309 50 to 179 acres ..................... 663 604 180 to 499 acres .................... 350 338 500 to 999 acres .................... 136 149 1,000 acres or more ................. 103 116 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 342 1 223 acres.. 248 042 245 585 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 024 915 acres.. 133 998 118 719 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 51 acres.. 948 2 223 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 585 46 490 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 815 29 499 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 581 17 054 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 004 29 436 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 523 421 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 304 277 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 296 311 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 264 284 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 126 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 65 $100,000 or more .................... 84 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 646 39 616 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 018 25 137 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 740 760 Other ............................... 915 816 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 936 852 200 days or more ................... 670 600 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 404 1 345 number.. 100 326 97 403 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 275 1 258 number.. 54 536 53 355 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 42 number.. 411 869 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 352 1 314 number.. 53 154 51 563 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 47 number.. 715 7 903 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 37 number.. 944 17 332 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 38 number.. 564 1 222 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 49 71 number.. 1 355 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 2 931 225 168 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 97 96 acres.. 27 041 15 985 bushels.. 2 516 568 1 174 450 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 121 159 acres.. 29 065 29 643 bushels.. 1 776 735 1 418 640 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 116 90 acres.. 11 827 6 465 bushels.. 348 137 181 772 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 59 138 acres.. 14 391 27 046 bales.. 13 924 26 881 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 9 acres.. 1 666 1 026 bushels.. 35 801 27 012 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 898 757 acres.. 47 979 36 698 tons, dry.. 106 582 80 938 @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.