1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 034 1 829 Land in farms ..................acres.. 538 130 545 670 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 298 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 384 237 310 399 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 569 1 061 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 938 30 374 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 155 111 10 to 49 acres ...................... 593 393 50 to 179 acres ..................... 632 617 180 to 499 acres .................... 395 404 500 to 999 acres .................... 139 188 1,000 acres or more ................. 120 116 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 572 1 466 acres.. 295 891 310 601 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 196 1 162 acres.. 196 545 195 886 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 57 acres.. 792 854 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 071 44 802 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 634 24 495 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 610 26 273 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 461 18 529 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 827 557 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 334 309 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 311 304 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 263 317 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 123 137 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 99 $100,000 or more .................... 107 106 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 520 40 261 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 403 22 037 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 835 893 Other ............................... 1 199 936 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 260 1 041 200 days or more ................... 895 689 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 505 1 371 number.. 66 124 59 846 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 341 1 257 number.. 32 299 32 003 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 49 number.. 409 1 092 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 434 1 296 number.. 35 787 34 029 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 59 number.. 676 1 549 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 45 number.. 1 166 2 608 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 104 103 number.. 4 438 5 836 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 104 108 number.. 1 980 2 114 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 221 198 acres.. 51 705 22 340 bushels.. 4 683 081 1 658 418 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 310 420 acres.. 59 042 72 395 bushels.. 3 423 540 3 532 323 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 182 250 acres.. 12 579 13 640 bushels.. 370 864 389 137 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 172 351 acres.. 33 182 57 682 bales.. 29 494 47 877 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 928 837 acres.. 38 512 29 118 tons, dry.. 80 415 54 413 @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.