1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALDWELL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 068 957 Land in farms ..................acres.. 265 269 263 925 Average size of farm .......acres.. 248 276 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 298 963 244 438 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 303 948 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 566 21 149 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 228 163 50 to 179 acres ..................... 406 383 180 to 499 acres .................... 257 231 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 725 649 acres.. 105 263 101 865 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 500 466 acres.. 36 392 37 901 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 22 acres.. 899 750 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 384 30 801 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 322 32 185 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 688 3 493 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 696 27 308 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 387 275 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 227 187 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 187 181 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 184 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 27 $100,000 or more .................... 38 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 162 28 694 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 050 30 046 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 447 422 Other ............................... 621 535 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 643 548 200 days or more ................... 443 368 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 912 813 number.. 48 442 46 919 Beef cows ..................farms.. 822 775 number.. 25 785 27 657 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 18 number.. 108 107 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 876 788 number.. 24 346 22 804 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 37 number.. 804 1 995 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 20 number.. 1 145 2 612 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 28 number.. 939 1 147 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 39 44 number.. 648 418 1 070 779 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 642 101 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 28 acres.. 2 624 2 969 bushels.. 245 360 220 557 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 22 27 acres.. 7 656 6 832 bushels.. 483 467 310 437 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 12 acres.. 807 641 bushels.. 20 261 16 258 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 20 23 acres.. 4 163 5 852 bales.. 2 927 3 711 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 451 390 acres.. 20 263 19 863 tons, dry.. 46 396 40 460 @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.