1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCHLEICHER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 284 258 Land in farms ..................acres.. 738 704 764 723 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 601 2 964 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 744 156 626 948 Average per acre .........dollars.. 290 222 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 529 33 917 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 29 28 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 143 135 Total cropland .................farms.. 149 144 acres.. 44 656 36 878 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 90 83 acres.. 20 435 14 782 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 18 acres.. 1 164 1 231 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 683 13 495 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 138 52 308 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 763 1 353 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 920 12 142 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 31 $100,000 or more .................... 28 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 558 12 347 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 655 47 858 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 148 161 Other ............................... 136 97 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 157 128 200 days or more ................... 92 89 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 200 179 number.. 22 638 28 248 Beef cows ..................farms.. 183 162 number.. 13 016 14 872 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. 13 25 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 199 176 number.. 11 099 14 197 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 8 number.. 18 121 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 50 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 119 148 number.. 68 735 105 231 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 4 number.. 112 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 16 21 acres.. 4 469 4 877 bushels.. 168 498 218 006 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 26 acres.. 4 963 2 810 bushels.. 116 461 64 649 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 17 15 acres.. 6 672 3 726 bales.. 2 902 2 161 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 43 40 acres.. 3 502 2 613 tons, dry.. 7 257 4 012 @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.