1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC LENNAN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 006 1 847 Land in farms ..................acres.. 492 599 472 332 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 256 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 237 070 211 619 Average per acre .........dollars.. 968 854 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 677 26 487 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 137 121 10 to 49 acres ...................... 642 543 50 to 179 acres ..................... 682 654 180 to 499 acres .................... 323 317 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 115 105 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 661 1 507 acres.. 299 286 271 604 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 214 1 098 acres.. 178 252 172 860 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 50 acres.. 1 596 627 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 952 68 501 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 337 37 088 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 151 27 187 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 58 801 41 314 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 830 658 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 396 334 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 282 330 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 252 259 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 64 $100,000 or more .................... 109 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 87 694 58 541 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 716 31 695 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 739 719 Other ............................... 1 267 1 128 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 261 1 137 200 days or more ................... 885 844 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 528 1 417 number.. 93 735 77 947 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 307 1 235 number.. 35 227 33 788 Milk cows ..................farms.. 57 69 number.. 4 961 5 685 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 444 1 336 number.. 83 755 47 323 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 60 number.. 1 106 2 520 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 56 number.. 992 4 816 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 88 68 number.. 2 875 2 719 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 81 102 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 119 156 acres.. 48 943 61 137 bushels.. 4 321 170 5 439 744 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 127 173 acres.. 25 348 27 531 bushels.. 1 602 378 1 282 204 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 192 171 acres.. 41 520 26 231 bushels.. 1 481 047 758 772 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 23 34 acres.. 8 642 9 588 bales.. 8 879 6 836 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 23 acres.. 2 599 1 585 bushels.. 72 888 38 192 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 042 886 acres.. 46 748 40 120 tons, dry.. 87 314 73 778 @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.