1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COMAL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 657 617 Land in farms ..................acres.. 183 241 207 350 Average size of farm .......acres.. 279 336 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 516 588 443 136 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 559 1 546 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 067 20 415 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 158 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 194 174 180 to 499 acres .................... 151 163 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 389 391 acres.. 41 951 40 280 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 257 238 acres.. 13 185 9 925 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 26 acres.. 133 225 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 166 4 951 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 863 8 024 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 673 1 047 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 492 3 904 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 335 248 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 119 129 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 91 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 6 $100,000 or more .................... 7 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 589 4 817 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 507 7 781 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 264 258 Other ............................... 393 359 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 416 357 200 days or more ................... 273 258 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 486 494 number.. 13 584 15 854 Beef cows ..................farms.. 430 453 number.. 7 624 8 685 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 6 number.. 37 21 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 426 452 number.. 5 527 8 106 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 34 number.. 352 1 112 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 28 number.. (D) 1 547 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 69 75 number.. 2 795 3 494 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 51 58 number.. 1 125 1 315 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 16 acres.. 1 261 1 131 bushels.. 132 023 80 291 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 16 13 acres.. 1 570 811 bushels.. 113 636 55 232 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 14 acres.. 974 854 bushels.. 31 523 24 361 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 230 198 acres.. 9 229 6 959 tons, dry.. 22 039 14 225 @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.