1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOSQUE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 077 966 Land in farms ..................acres.. 548 359 547 829 Average size of farm .......acres.. 509 567 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 460 813 414 516 Average per acre .........dollars.. 873 691 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 367 26 107 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 143 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 348 298 180 to 499 acres .................... 320 277 500 to 999 acres .................... 115 130 1,000 acres or more ................. 119 116 Total cropland .................farms.. 847 771 acres.. 138 134 132 544 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 608 574 acres.. 51 711 51 687 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 29 acres.. 2 853 2 690 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 354 38 656 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 397 40 017 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 145 5 702 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 209 32 954 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 378 233 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 181 165 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 210 208 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 166 201 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 36 $100,000 or more .................... 34 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 000 35 418 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 033 36 665 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 445 432 Other ............................... 632 534 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 668 554 200 days or more ................... 443 385 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 904 823 number.. 59 510 59 462 Beef cows ..................farms.. 814 740 number.. 29 977 30 536 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 28 number.. 999 858 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 868 802 number.. 32 423 35 589 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 19 number.. 153 517 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 18 number.. 148 1 078 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 53 number.. 1 668 2 379 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 44 number.. (D) 1 295 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 19 acres.. 2 034 1 489 bushels.. 138 888 107 297 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 34 34 acres.. 2 934 3 897 bushels.. 151 356 117 803 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 99 104 acres.. 10 275 13 705 bushels.. 246 775 357 931 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 541 494 acres.. 32 863 29 480 tons, dry.. 58 629 53 248 @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.