1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BURLESON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 337 1 283 Land in farms ..................acres.. 321 657 317 187 Average size of farm .......acres.. 241 247 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 341 299 238 426 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 159 969 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 938 25 012 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 317 257 50 to 179 acres ..................... 542 532 180 to 499 acres .................... 283 313 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 032 1 000 acres.. 144 380 145 157 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 772 744 acres.. 57 174 56 654 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 43 acres.. 14 856 10 022 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 388 30 972 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 485 24 140 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 525 12 862 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 863 18 110 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 451 370 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 238 242 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 273 268 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 220 238 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 45 $100,000 or more .................... 39 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 354 26 975 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 955 21 042 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 562 572 Other ............................... 775 711 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 758 771 200 days or more ................... 523 546 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 204 1 153 number.. 76 846 74 710 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 108 1 076 number.. 45 217 41 001 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 40 number.. 169 277 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 170 1 131 number.. 39 802 40 271 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 57 number.. 1 250 3 213 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 42 number.. 1 886 6 092 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 20 number.. 482 538 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 41 79 number.. (D) 2 007 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 33 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 49 acres.. 6 931 10 258 bushels.. 719 683 956 573 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 23 25 acres.. 5 368 4 107 bushels.. 306 206 219 535 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 7 acres.. 750 262 bushels.. 18 545 7 563 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 32 41 acres.. 15 376 15 967 bales.. 23 827 26 951 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 4 acres.. 1 821 322 bushels.. 48 217 6 496 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 712 688 acres.. 26 357 25 131 tons, dry.. 65 251 60 489 @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.