1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GILLESPIE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 462 1 373 Land in farms ..................acres.. 693 933 688 330 Average size of farm .......acres.. 475 501 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 629 511 442 755 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 277 830 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 914 21 556 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 74 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 238 172 50 to 179 acres ..................... 387 344 180 to 499 acres .................... 377 400 500 to 999 acres .................... 210 221 1,000 acres or more ................. 176 166 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 031 975 acres.. 118 054 119 544 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 765 723 acres.. 40 367 38 606 Irrigated land .................farms.. 92 93 acres.. 3 402 2 089 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 261 36 887 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 014 26 866 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 807 3 832 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 454 33 055 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 512 425 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 256 225 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 258 278 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 275 258 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 42 $100,000 or more .................... 31 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 598 34 677 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 231 25 256 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 649 673 Other ............................... 813 700 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 873 802 200 days or more ................... 614 497 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 090 1 052 number.. 50 152 47 602 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 004 978 number.. 27 314 28 142 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 30 number.. 437 835 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 013 1 012 number.. 27 200 25 450 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 61 91 number.. 8 012 16 850 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 78 number.. 13 787 29 591 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 453 444 number.. 52 720 67 363 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 47 53 number.. 5 988 4 676 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 36 acres.. 2 361 1 576 bushels.. 206 171 90 084 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 47 64 acres.. 2 385 4 240 bushels.. 128 746 199 080 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 95 96 acres.. 6 065 7 089 bushels.. 190 241 190 855 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.. 640 539 acres.. 22 381 16 738 tons, dry.. 42 678 31 507 @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.