1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 VICTORIA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 084 1 018 Land in farms ..................acres.. 458 111 430 736 Average size of farm .......acres.. 423 423 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 318 387 295 175 Average per acre .........dollars.. 716 718 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 303 25 467 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 63 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 288 201 50 to 179 acres ..................... 330 347 180 to 499 acres .................... 223 221 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 97 99 Total cropland .................farms.. 683 658 acres.. 155 242 148 600 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 473 497 acres.. 95 644 87 623 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 45 acres.. 3 520 4 580 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 638 25 187 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 419 24 741 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 139 14 005 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 499 11 182 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 370 314 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 230 189 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 181 192 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 157 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 40 $100,000 or more .................... 65 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 973 21 797 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 960 21 412 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 427 410 Other ............................... 657 608 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 649 611 200 days or more ................... 448 427 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 924 873 number.. 60 343 56 078 Beef cows ..................farms.. 854 823 number.. 38 263 36 276 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 12 number.. 224 222 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 895 839 number.. 29 362 27 295 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 40 number.. 356 1 263 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 23 number.. 671 2 164 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 25 number.. 423 368 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 48 number.. 750 1 060 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 85 110 acres.. 21 507 22 023 bushels.. 1 702 796 1 559 711 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 76 96 acres.. 34 288 24 880 bushels.. 2 336 470 1 394 453 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 2 acres.. 109 (D) bushels.. 1 361 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 6 8 acres.. 3 172 3 427 cwt.. 166 876 217 762 Cotton .......................farms.. 23 41 acres.. 7 956 15 740 bales.. 8 871 16 222 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 55 45 acres.. 14 594 9 753 bushels.. 355 441 291 494 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 367 358 acres.. 13 119 11 751 tons, dry.. 28 691 26 548 @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.