1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CASTRO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 489 520 Land in farms ..................acres.. 558 662 518 316 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 142 997 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 675 798 470 330 Average per acre .........dollars.. 578 487 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 525 112 374 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 60 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 123 157 1,000 acres or more ................. 167 167 Total cropland .................farms.. 441 470 acres.. 409 173 414 779 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 380 427 acres.. 291 272 241 361 Irrigated land .................farms.. 329 375 acres.. 226 795 211 738 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 668 439 491 514 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 366 952 945 220 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 89 798 65 824 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 578 642 425 691 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 72 $100,000 or more .................... 273 303 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 529 475 429 981 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 084 990 825 299 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 371 399 Other ............................... 118 121 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 174 196 200 days or more ................... 98 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 258 295 number.. 447 642 305 406 Beef cows ..................farms.. 102 118 number.. 12 429 6 071 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 7 number.. 830 654 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 261 300 number.. 834 866 540 002 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 12 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 9 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) 34 862 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 7 number.. 84 79 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 218 264 acres.. 87 536 75 451 bushels.. 14 940 012 13 414 144 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 142 146 acres.. 21 600 19 973 bushels.. 1 408 750 1 435 424 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 317 357 acres.. 100 977 84 680 bushels.. 3 649 027 3 432 931 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 236 139 acres.. 58 330 21 411 bales.. 84 397 17 807 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 39 93 acres.. 3 579 11 520 bushels.. 124 037 385 325 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 96 95 acres.. 7 578 7 813 tons, dry.. 21 480 14 592 @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.