1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAN SABA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 653 640 Land in farms ..................acres.. 732 874 743 638 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 122 1 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 714 389 528 026 Average per acre .........dollars.. 634 457 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 920 26 041 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 154 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 153 500 to 999 acres .................... 108 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 169 164 Total cropland .................farms.. 469 453 acres.. 139 395 81 271 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 363 336 acres.. 37 220 39 611 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 48 acres.. 3 236 2 768 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 133 34 810 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 488 54 391 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 674 5 462 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 459 29 349 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 136 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 133 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 51 $100,000 or more .................... 46 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 473 28 151 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 415 44 054 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 329 327 Other ............................... 324 313 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 393 367 200 days or more ................... 248 236 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 546 527 number.. 64 695 65 877 Beef cows ..................farms.. 496 462 number.. 31 555 31 420 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. 9 130 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 550 521 number.. 38 022 44 035 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 20 number.. 2 072 2 388 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 16 number.. 4 312 3 679 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 76 number.. 4 376 17 798 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 14 number.. 113 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 10 acres.. 1 354 1 108 bushels.. (D) 44 870 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 86 82 acres.. 16 577 16 572 bushels.. 593 892 554 180 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.. 256 200 acres.. 11 747 9 919 tons, dry.. 22 205 16 085 @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.