1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 AUSTIN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 820 1 748 Land in farms ..................acres.. 367 432 337 351 Average size of farm .......acres.. 202 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 346 129 312 257 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 730 1 555 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 328 20 530 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 132 125 10 to 49 acres ...................... 468 408 50 to 179 acres ..................... 726 712 180 to 499 acres .................... 343 361 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 443 1 398 acres.. 161 192 161 996 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 162 1 148 acres.. 57 621 51 101 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 38 acres.. 4 954 3 781 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 550 34 936 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 489 19 986 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 203 4 770 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 347 30 166 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 672 553 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 371 371 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 367 354 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 266 306 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 34 $100,000 or more .................... 42 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 254 33 702 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 326 19 280 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 633 652 Other ............................... 1 187 1 096 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 192 1 105 200 days or more ................... 866 793 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 597 1 524 number.. 85 366 81 562 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 476 1 437 number.. 52 033 50 072 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 25 number.. 92 137 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 525 1 461 number.. 41 309 51 846 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 53 number.. 455 779 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 38 number.. 948 1 265 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 34 number.. 269 522 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 65 78 number.. (D) 185 218 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 350 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 41 acres.. 2 071 1 935 bushels.. 176 155 132 841 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 34 acres.. 3 301 3 555 bushels.. 198 094 216 575 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 104 137 bushels.. 4 850 4 015 Rice..........................farms.. 13 8 acres.. 3 741 3 398 cwt.. 175 843 207 445 Cotton .......................farms.. 19 22 acres.. 2 844 2 233 bales.. 3 072 3 434 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 275 bushels.. (D) 4 853 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 099 1 057 acres.. 43 847 39 433 tons, dry.. 103 858 94 109 @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.