1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BURNET COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 110 980 Land in farms ..................acres.. 537 198 548 351 Average size of farm .......acres.. 484 560 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 463 527 540 493 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 054 1 114 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 079 15 415 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 79 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 203 139 50 to 179 acres ..................... 262 248 180 to 499 acres .................... 298 277 500 to 999 acres .................... 141 131 1,000 acres or more ................. 127 136 Total cropland .................farms.. 677 631 acres.. 94 874 95 573 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 404 368 acres.. 16 085 15 029 Irrigated land .................farms.. 65 43 acres.. 1 401 366 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 369 13 108 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 341 13 376 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 796 652 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 573 12 456 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 499 369 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 192 170 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 173 200 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 150 138 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 26 $100,000 or more .................... 10 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 169 11 209 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 053 11 437 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 446 412 Other ............................... 664 568 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 680 571 200 days or more ................... 473 419 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 893 795 number.. 45 924 43 863 Beef cows ..................farms.. 814 747 number.. 25 418 25 176 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 20 number.. 31 106 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 806 759 number.. 21 902 23 100 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 37 number.. 136 499 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 27 number.. 306 569 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 120 137 number.. 5 944 7 196 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 60 43 number.. 1 698 1 228 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 100 bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 252 bushels.. (D) 4 227 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 11 acres.. 213 1 352 bushels.. 4 127 25 096 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 336 285 acres.. 13 596 11 883 tons, dry.. 25 353 19 007 @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.