1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SOMERVELL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 245 229 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 694 62 850 Average size of farm .......acres.. 293 274 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 980 282 935 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 235 859 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 491 23 348 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 86 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 189 169 acres.. 19 502 22 054 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 148 128 acres.. 5 905 7 691 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 8 acres.. 86 63 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 194 2 351 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 955 10 266 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 375 691 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 819 1 660 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 4 $100,000 or more .................... 1 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 920 2 755 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 870 12 085 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 71 93 Other ............................... 174 136 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 178 149 200 days or more ................... 128 103 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 190 174 number.. 8 553 7 487 Beef cows ..................farms.. 163 156 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 182 169 number.. 4 587 4 917 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 6 number.. 100 29 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 4 number.. 138 11 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 133 190 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 4 acres.. 90 126 bushels.. 1 800 3 588 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. 180 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 132 100 acres.. 4 829 5 318 tons, dry.. 9 749 9 221 @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.