1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WILSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 794 1 698 Land in farms ..................acres.. 445 798 476 493 Average size of farm .......acres.. 248 281 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 292 289 243 845 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 131 875 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 205 24 716 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 87 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 406 344 50 to 179 acres ..................... 718 700 180 to 499 acres .................... 406 384 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 125 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 479 1 382 acres.. 216 935 213 809 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 129 973 acres.. 91 457 83 063 Irrigated land .................farms.. 147 97 acres.. 19 087 13 153 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 047 67 831 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 667 39 948 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 919 13 051 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 128 54 780 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 695 545 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 360 289 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 327 329 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 212 284 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 62 $100,000 or more .................... 63 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 320 61 268 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 718 36 104 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 675 739 Other ............................... 1 119 959 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 144 1 022 200 days or more ................... 812 722 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 570 1 447 number.. 87 466 84 637 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 409 1 315 number.. 40 322 41 287 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 51 number.. 4 951 5 539 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 493 1 399 number.. 47 766 73 944 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 91 126 number.. 4 482 10 594 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 66 109 number.. 7 869 28 686 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 24 number.. 405 409 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 60 86 number.. (D) 4 802 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 174 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 71 118 acres.. 7 436 10 526 bushels.. 693 916 736 497 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 146 159 acres.. 21 883 20 042 bushels.. 1 393 948 1 068 254 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 78 67 acres.. 5 088 4 997 bushels.. 112 320 130 565 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 9 3 acres.. 1 662 (D) bales.. 1 942 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 2 acres.. 432 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 007 813 acres.. 42 809 29 624 tons, dry.. 93 132 66 226 @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.