1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 084 1 006 Land in farms ..................acres.. 265 163 295 601 Average size of farm .......acres.. 245 294 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 401 707 302 146 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 517 1 043 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 186 21 693 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 80 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 304 260 50 to 179 acres ..................... 375 364 180 to 499 acres .................... 200 175 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 722 663 acres.. 104 318 92 440 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 501 457 acres.. 40 411 35 233 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 49 acres.. 5 563 8 078 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 184 33 256 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 992 33 058 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 771 8 497 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 413 24 759 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 395 311 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 211 205 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 187 176 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 161 154 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 48 $100,000 or more .................... 38 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 484 29 005 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 734 28 832 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 380 376 Other ............................... 704 630 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 665 634 200 days or more ................... 475 481 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 906 832 number.. 66 770 55 756 Beef cows ..................farms.. 820 753 number.. 31 359 34 007 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 28 number.. 32 499 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 876 800 number.. 39 946 35 127 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 54 number.. 1 377 8 579 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 38 number.. 1 540 15 983 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 9 number.. 203 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 42 37 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 11 acres.. 8 331 4 508 bushels.. 901 271 487 488 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 17 13 acres.. 4 076 1 723 bushels.. 272 553 116 191 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 15 28 acres.. 5 939 11 351 bales.. 9 290 20 383 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 2 acres.. 1 440 (D) bushels.. 32 827 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 453 405 acres.. 19 759 17 120 tons, dry.. 47 911 40 779 @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.