1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GOLIAD COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 786 726 Land in farms ..................acres.. 433 568 465 365 Average size of farm .......acres.. 552 641 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 358 677 368 704 Average per acre .........dollars.. 665 635 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 581 21 544 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 258 228 180 to 499 acres .................... 226 223 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 94 Total cropland .................farms.. 504 467 acres.. 75 831 70 664 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 362 298 acres.. 24 115 19 144 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 16 acres.. 330 483 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 352 13 527 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 715 18 633 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 940 1 081 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 412 12 447 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 265 212 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 157 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 139 149 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 35 $100,000 or more .................... 24 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 518 11 225 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 398 15 461 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 330 316 Other ............................... 456 410 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 470 435 200 days or more ................... 322 310 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 726 665 number.. 53 095 58 164 Beef cows ..................farms.. 686 629 number.. 31 292 36 861 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 7 number.. 17 172 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 702 647 number.. 26 351 29 341 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 19 number.. 207 685 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 15 number.. 230 886 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 7 number.. 47 49 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 28 number.. 310 453 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 19 acres.. 3 927 4 642 bushels.. 307 224 252 863 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 5 acres.. 3 615 1 915 bushels.. 168 883 56 752 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 404 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 344 269 acres.. 15 261 11 541 tons, dry.. 34 747 23 757 @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.