1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CORYELL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 075 994 Land in farms ..................acres.. 646 407 605 252 Average size of farm .......acres.. 601 609 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 370 343 369 557 Average per acre .........dollars.. 569 566 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 078 27 660 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 145 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 287 260 180 to 499 acres .................... 320 338 500 to 999 acres .................... 149 166 1,000 acres or more ................. 133 110 Total cropland .................farms.. 806 769 acres.. 155 905 139 322 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 598 558 acres.. 66 481 61 375 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 16 acres.. 698 286 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 029 26 423 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 074 26 582 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 448 4 260 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 581 22 163 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 334 243 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 203 177 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 192 186 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 198 228 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 44 $100,000 or more .................... 46 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 516 25 972 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 666 26 102 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 468 466 Other ............................... 607 528 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 647 555 200 days or more ................... 462 396 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 900 829 number.. 72 369 54 925 Beef cows ..................farms.. 815 768 number.. 36 104 26 723 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 8 number.. 174 129 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 873 831 number.. 48 489 41 360 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 32 number.. 2 639 4 958 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 26 number.. 3 911 9 849 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 87 112 number.. 8 761 10 978 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 45 number.. 903 986 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 47 acres.. 2 901 6 203 bushels.. 184 686 405 879 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 63 75 acres.. 11 602 11 011 bushels.. 657 323 497 647 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 101 116 acres.. 16 270 15 206 bushels.. 452 658 415 261 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 2 acres.. 812 (D) bales.. 612 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 529 478 acres.. 29 485 23 754 tons, dry.. 52 192 42 314 @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.