1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 REFUGIO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 230 230 Land in farms ..................acres.. 550 165 667 177 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 392 2 901 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 961 303 1 357 618 Average per acre .........dollars.. 416 454 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 745 61 359 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 65 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 150 160 acres.. 110 723 105 890 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 120 128 acres.. 79 344 79 851 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) 130 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 833 21 088 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 622 91 688 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 326 13 437 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 507 7 651 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 22 $100,000 or more .................... 43 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 584 18 295 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 192 79 543 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 123 121 Other ............................... 107 109 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 125 131 200 days or more ................... 86 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 177 158 number.. 38 600 40 055 Beef cows ..................farms.. 161 143 number.. 24 375 23 878 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 6 number.. 10 42 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 166 153 number.. 19 167 18 025 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 6 number.. 136 380 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 6 number.. 29 176 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 4 number.. 61 38 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 42 acres.. 10 653 13 233 bushels.. 868 192 742 495 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 52 60 acres.. 39 878 40 662 bushels.. 2 486 869 2 254 438 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 41 55 acres.. 21 044 22 189 bales.. 23 130 25 033 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 2 acres.. 2 348 (D) bushels.. 41 757 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 66 63 acres.. 2 307 3 590 tons, dry.. 5 254 8 870 @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.