1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 291 293 Land in farms ..................acres.. 65 250 54 580 Average size of farm .......acres.. 224 186 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 283 198 162 097 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 337 928 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 235 20 908 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 112 129 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 230 249 acres.. 25 628 25 197 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 193 189 acres.. 7 149 7 388 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 4 acres.. 17 6 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 127 15 095 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 347 51 520 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 009 357 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 118 14 738 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 5 $100,000 or more .................... 30 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 152 13 139 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 998 44 995 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 140 128 Other ............................... 151 165 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 136 164 200 days or more ................... 96 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 229 241 number.. 11 135 11 520 Beef cows ..................farms.. 205 220 number.. 7 035 6 648 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 12 number.. 125 43 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 230 231 number.. 5 727 6 599 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 12 number.. 39 114 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 85 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 12 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 17 number.. 82 745 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 25 20 number.. 11 792 703 7 557 288 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 9 bushels.. (D) 184 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 178 168 acres.. 6 083 7 058 tons, dry.. 14 857 13 880 @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.