1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DE WITT COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 502 1 515 Land in farms ..................acres.. 560 093 569 212 Average size of farm .......acres.. 373 376 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 289 218 236 266 Average per acre .........dollars.. 760 694 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 133 22 325 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 223 250 50 to 179 acres ..................... 586 546 180 to 499 acres .................... 385 402 500 to 999 acres .................... 152 157 1,000 acres or more ................. 98 108 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 096 1 112 acres.. 150 072 154 111 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 829 794 acres.. 41 346 37 950 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 29 acres.. 539 644 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 240 31 073 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 473 20 510 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 197 2 062 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 043 29 011 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 452 371 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 311 281 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 302 309 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 244 318 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 109 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 64 $100,000 or more .................... 38 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 213 25 864 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 123 17 061 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 660 704 Other ............................... 842 811 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 869 870 200 days or more ................... 586 577 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 398 1 399 number.. 98 281 99 963 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 302 1 332 number.. 56 397 60 711 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 46 number.. 895 2 573 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 371 1 375 number.. 46 896 51 923 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 51 number.. 1 678 4 146 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 46 number.. 3 823 7 405 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 47 number.. 627 2 074 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 84 number.. (D) 106 278 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 208 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 51 83 acres.. 6 396 5 451 bushels.. 545 142 382 754 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 24 28 acres.. 1 846 2 188 bushels.. 121 446 110 465 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 11 acres.. 1 251 528 bushels.. 31 017 11 626 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 355 334 bales.. 360 449 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 1 acres.. 111 (D) bushels.. 2 085 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 788 723 acres.. 29 209 27 308 tons, dry.. 69 437 56 912 @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.