1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 048 915 Land in farms ..................acres.. 491 840 509 017 Average size of farm .......acres.. 469 556 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 280 450 303 694 Average per acre .........dollars.. 582 517 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 538 27 131 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 61 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 227 148 50 to 179 acres ..................... 297 204 180 to 499 acres .................... 214 209 500 to 999 acres .................... 120 140 1,000 acres or more ................. 129 141 Total cropland .................farms.. 875 771 acres.. 207 244 212 225 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 545 533 acres.. 102 024 103 534 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 45 acres.. 1 851 725 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 867 64 701 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 446 70 712 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 439 8 576 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 428 56 125 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 463 299 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 140 148 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 154 141 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 148 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 42 $100,000 or more .................... 43 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 407 56 979 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 327 62 340 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 371 375 Other ............................... 677 540 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 672 545 200 days or more ................... 477 398 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 672 619 number.. 70 216 73 678 Beef cows ..................farms.. 537 503 number.. 16 070 16 857 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 20 number.. 322 340 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 634 611 number.. 68 470 79 740 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 32 number.. 3 918 6 219 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 28 number.. (D) 8 226 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 31 number.. 2 654 2 417 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 35 number.. 614 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 20 bushels.. (D) 336 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 43 63 acres.. 5 484 8 662 bushels.. 137 864 238 043 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 248 282 acres.. 57 382 54 968 bushels.. 1 415 006 1 409 131 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 31 39 acres.. 17 808 22 831 bales.. 11 792 9 912 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 372 367 acres.. 21 644 17 863 tons, dry.. 35 933 31 297 @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.