1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WHARTON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 347 1 273 Land in farms ..................acres.. 679 275 644 730 Average size of farm .......acres.. 504 506 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 483 676 401 181 Average per acre .........dollars.. 966 788 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 133 55 757 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 81 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 246 264 50 to 179 acres ..................... 396 330 180 to 499 acres .................... 246 300 500 to 999 acres .................... 177 145 1,000 acres or more ................. 201 165 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 086 1 036 acres.. 443 136 396 009 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 911 903 acres.. 288 679 267 151 Irrigated land .................farms.. 293 340 acres.. 91 209 92 392 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 133 550 113 435 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 146 89 108 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 106 444 93 202 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 107 20 232 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 357 267 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 170 158 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 155 153 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 167 162 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 129 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 102 143 $100,000 or more .................... 290 261 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 125 355 90 961 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 062 71 454 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 722 758 Other ............................... 625 515 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 714 633 200 days or more ................... 454 398 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 888 752 number.. 69 904 47 979 Beef cows ..................farms.. 803 695 number.. 40 641 30 511 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 17 number.. 90 46 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 849 751 number.. 37 877 26 933 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 28 number.. 427 906 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 21 number.. 668 3 161 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 18 number.. 39 191 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 54 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 115 184 acres.. 27 019 47 434 bushels.. 2 336 000 4 102 376 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 264 286 acres.. 88 316 74 993 bushels.. 5 649 493 5 164 711 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 9 acres.. 1 776 1 961 bushels.. 35 362 39 285 Rice..........................farms.. 185 261 acres.. 63 885 73 094 cwt.. 3 814 302 4 447 771 Cotton .......................farms.. 204 233 acres.. 53 341 40 551 bales.. 57 783 51 355 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 95 45 acres.. 23 673 7 911 bushels.. 556 132 223 838 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 476 375 acres.. 19 209 13 506 tons, dry.. 44 627 31 585 @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.