1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 038 1 015 Land in farms ..................acres.. 396 165 332 826 Average size of farm .......acres.. 382 328 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 495 311 469 146 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 285 1 347 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 259 22 010 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 107 128 10 to 49 acres ...................... 302 262 50 to 179 acres ..................... 320 308 180 to 499 acres .................... 176 159 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 86 Total cropland .................farms.. 730 690 acres.. 112 845 123 810 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 495 485 acres.. 57 997 56 834 Irrigated land .................farms.. 87 54 acres.. 3 337 1 330 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 433 19 118 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 831 18 836 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 653 9 806 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 780 9 313 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 450 414 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 183 175 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 156 157 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 133 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 34 $100,000 or more .................... 36 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 622 17 078 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 123 16 826 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 382 419 Other ............................... 656 596 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 656 588 200 days or more ................... 432 411 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 706 714 number.. 29 470 35 368 Beef cows ..................farms.. 630 637 number.. (D) 19 210 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 22 number.. (D) 411 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 646 657 number.. 13 991 16 370 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 42 number.. 616 2 298 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 29 number.. 1 369 3 661 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 43 number.. 1 549 1 810 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 55 58 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 92 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 66 50 acres.. 10 698 5 343 bushels.. 834 870 352 838 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 100 118 acres.. 20 000 21 266 bushels.. 1 073 363 932 004 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 66 80 acres.. 4 450 4 717 bushels.. 131 008 103 057 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 44 83 acres.. 5 230 9 137 bales.. 3 610 5 965 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 361 316 acres.. 16 378 14 610 tons, dry.. 35 472 27 425 @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.