1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALLAHAN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 849 771 Land in farms ..................acres.. 488 662 490 739 Average size of farm .......acres.. 576 636 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 251 854 325 528 Average per acre .........dollars.. 417 522 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 310 22 875 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 161 126 50 to 179 acres ..................... 258 215 180 to 499 acres .................... 203 194 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 105 111 Total cropland .................farms.. 708 631 acres.. 133 274 106 731 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 502 464 acres.. 42 095 42 584 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 38 acres.. 1 168 754 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 970 20 221 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 700 26 226 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 850 3 543 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 120 16 677 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 265 236 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 146 135 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 163 148 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 122 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 27 $100,000 or more .................... 37 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 710 17 522 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 038 22 726 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 324 338 Other ............................... 525 433 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 534 470 200 days or more ................... 378 327 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 659 597 number.. 59 047 49 898 Beef cows ..................farms.. 562 519 number.. (D) 18 722 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 23 number.. (D) 387 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 644 570 number.. 39 686 28 577 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 28 number.. 223 333 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 23 number.. 250 593 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 27 number.. 673 561 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 32 number.. (D) 655 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 16 19 acres.. 2 278 1 490 bushels.. 75 463 38 687 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 141 147 acres.. 22 195 23 873 bushels.. 595 347 656 334 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 230 175 bales.. 193 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 384 338 acres.. 16 727 13 899 tons, dry.. 33 193 25 752 @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.