1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WISE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 075 1 795 Land in farms ..................acres.. 411 737 461 127 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 257 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 322 818 232 172 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 620 982 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 105 21 627 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 169 104 10 to 49 acres ...................... 683 492 50 to 179 acres ..................... 667 624 180 to 499 acres .................... 381 381 500 to 999 acres .................... 106 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 686 1 496 acres.. 176 755 190 020 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 282 1 069 acres.. 59 784 59 445 Irrigated land .................farms.. 59 39 acres.. 795 765 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 276 39 446 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 518 21 975 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 351 5 247 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 925 34 199 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 850 635 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 381 299 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 351 318 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 283 277 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 72 $100,000 or more .................... 64 94 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 894 34 668 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 816 19 314 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 733 731 Other ............................... 1 342 1 064 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 353 1 109 200 days or more ................... 1 014 850 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 680 1 461 number.. 81 695 83 888 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 413 1 240 number.. 36 600 36 588 Milk cows ..................farms.. 94 117 number.. 6 431 8 017 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 573 1 374 number.. 40 167 41 290 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 76 85 number.. 653 3 267 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 49 number.. 1 516 8 897 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 43 number.. 992 1 043 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 105 111 number.. 2 117 2 250 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 3 acres.. 640 (D) bushels.. 55 400 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 11 20 acres.. 1 424 2 246 bushels.. 79 998 80 215 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 44 acres.. 6 072 7 339 bushels.. 181 159 180 939 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 195 955 acres.. 48 074 42 980 tons, dry.. 116 013 104 639 @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.