1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 305 313 Land in farms ..................acres.. 483 523 512 247 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 585 1 637 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 339 340 373 994 Average per acre .........dollars.. 215 240 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 949 32 716 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 92 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 90 108 Total cropland .................farms.. 268 268 acres.. 109 292 105 369 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 149 181 acres.. 40 679 39 332 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 7 acres.. 374 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 641 12 828 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 890 40 983 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 237 3 591 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 404 9 236 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 23 $100,000 or more .................... 29 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 288 10 142 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 732 32 299 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 177 193 Other ............................... 128 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 159 140 200 days or more ................... 104 95 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 206 242 number.. 29 893 33 477 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 218 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 207 241 number.. 15 587 17 725 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. 15 171 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 327 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 91 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 9 number.. 67 321 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.. 7 8 acres.. 519 755 bushels.. 15 655 20 750 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 76 98 acres.. 28 260 23 002 bushels.. 601 996 526 151 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 32 30 acres.. 5 172 5 866 bales.. 3 516 2 901 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 77 112 acres.. 4 884 6 707 tons, dry.. 7 753 11 969 @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.