1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BROWN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 228 1 098 Land in farms ..................acres.. 516 058 513 533 Average size of farm .......acres.. 420 468 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 261 050 229 328 Average per acre .........dollars.. 643 512 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 587 21 162 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 184 132 50 to 179 acres ..................... 390 328 180 to 499 acres .................... 315 324 500 to 999 acres .................... 169 140 1,000 acres or more ................. 115 119 Total cropland .................farms.. 897 825 acres.. 140 675 135 129 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 583 542 acres.. 44 156 45 347 Irrigated land .................farms.. 106 90 acres.. 5 844 6 039 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 860 31 825 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 759 28 984 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 052 6 945 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 808 24 879 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 410 310 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 238 193 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 211 207 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 200 209 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 49 $100,000 or more .................... 37 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 976 27 380 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 596 24 914 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 522 472 Other ............................... 706 626 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 752 651 200 days or more ................... 518 443 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 015 925 number.. 63 666 57 483 Beef cows ..................farms.. 900 832 number.. 30 258 27 029 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 38 number.. 4 654 3 457 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 977 863 number.. 34 250 31 014 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 45 number.. 467 11 867 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 33 number.. 4 336 19 275 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 83 77 number.. 5 813 10 557 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 53 56 number.. 916 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 27 acres.. 567 1 854 bushels.. 13 864 69 585 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 96 98 acres.. 12 939 14 452 bushels.. 269 712 315 173 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 1 acres.. 753 (D) bales.. 835 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 489 408 acres.. 22 724 18 633 tons, dry.. 45 577 37 352 @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.