1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 560 508 Land in farms ..................acres.. 338 624 307 783 Average size of farm .......acres.. 605 606 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 443 195 332 773 Average per acre .........dollars.. 782 547 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 916 35 282 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 143 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 136 119 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 65 71 Total cropland .................farms.. 455 429 acres.. 143 089 142 604 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 320 340 acres.. 88 103 94 542 Irrigated land .................farms.. 129 97 acres.. 5 746 4 556 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 861 20 134 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 037 39 633 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 373 10 462 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 488 9 672 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 193 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 51 $100,000 or more .................... 34 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 691 16 811 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 590 33 159 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 195 178 Other ............................... 365 330 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 369 337 200 days or more ................... 278 246 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 377 335 number.. 42 481 29 298 Beef cows ..................farms.. 294 285 number.. 16 569 12 372 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 13 number.. 262 234 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 363 327 number.. 27 184 19 114 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 13 number.. 1 379 661 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 13 number.. 1 953 1 271 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 15 number.. 305 513 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 22 number.. 343 383 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 480 bushels.. 0 82 000 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 12 acres.. 1 072 1 492 bushels.. 47 273 85 951 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 171 213 acres.. 67 490 75 137 bushels.. 1 491 057 2 573 367 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 35 63 acres.. 8 998 10 322 bales.. 4 192 7 583 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 208 192 acres.. 10 326 8 583 tons, dry.. 20 457 18 114 @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.