1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EDWARDS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 283 264 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 141 833 1 117 134 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 035 4 232 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 198 478 942 744 Average per acre .........dollars.. 302 227 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 373 26 533 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 169 160 Total cropland .................farms.. 69 48 acres.. 17 061 9 656 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 27 29 acres.. 2 784 2 372 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 16 acres.. 2 298 454 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 085 9 587 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 103 36 314 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 180 149 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 905 9 438 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 35 $100,000 or more .................... 27 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 067 10 286 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 041 38 815 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 151 161 Other ............................... 132 103 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 148 129 200 days or more ................... 95 83 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 189 200 number.. 17 533 23 238 Beef cows ..................farms.. 163 175 number.. 10 571 13 234 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 5 number.. 12 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 170 189 number.. 10 360 11 285 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 108 97 number.. 41 493 53 723 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 6 number.. 106 132 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 13 12 acres.. 1 333 318 tons, dry.. 3 066 644 @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.