1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GARZA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 259 262 Land in farms ..................acres.. 514 384 573 827 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 986 2 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 426 295 432 581 Average per acre .........dollars.. 204 198 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 382 55 634 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 83 87 Total cropland .................farms.. 200 204 acres.. (D) 98 944 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 125 163 acres.. 49 816 47 743 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 20 acres.. 11 057 3 289 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 820 20 647 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 219 78 804 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 029 9 750 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 790 10 897 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 43 $100,000 or more .................... 49 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 641 14 450 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 083 54 943 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 150 164 Other ............................... 109 98 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 116 122 200 days or more ................... 74 89 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 155 159 number.. 16 771 27 034 Beef cows ..................farms.. 128 150 number.. 9 162 17 219 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. 44 120 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 157 number.. 9 889 13 323 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 3 number.. 60 90 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 3 number.. 80 162 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 169 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 8 acres.. 2 102 2 263 bushels.. 95 234 97 778 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 5 acres.. 1 098 2 870 bushels.. 20 566 55 863 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 86 119 acres.. 43 986 36 575 bales.. 33 970 37 873 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 46 81 acres.. 2 297 5 903 tons, dry.. 2 696 7 377 @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.