1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GONZALES COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 629 1 623 Land in farms ..................acres.. 709 657 665 421 Average size of farm .......acres.. 436 410 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 380 639 349 502 Average per acre .........dollars.. 797 777 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 751 29 220 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 86 10 to 49 acres ...................... 258 228 50 to 179 acres ..................... 554 562 180 to 499 acres .................... 418 439 500 to 999 acres .................... 165 163 1,000 acres or more ................. 158 145 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 188 1 138 acres.. 178 034 165 863 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 912 763 acres.. 54 368 40 306 Irrigated land .................farms.. 60 41 acres.. 3 246 1 586 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 294 402 190 739 Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 725 117 522 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 872 7 849 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 280 530 182 890 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 390 347 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 301 251 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 282 278 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 264 333 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 132 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 81 $100,000 or more .................... 201 201 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 261 790 164 720 Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 706 101 429 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 788 842 Other ............................... 841 781 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 910 882 200 days or more ................... 597 583 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 476 1 464 number.. 159 312 147 684 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 359 1 368 number.. 74 224 74 057 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 26 number.. 771 468 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 445 1 439 number.. 149 376 89 701 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 70 number.. 4 368 7 247 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 68 number.. 6 666 15 260 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 25 number.. 276 333 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 75 101 number.. 4 318 566 3 486 560 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 83 75 number.. 53 922 823 35 336 128 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 46 acres.. 6 059 5 303 bushels.. 537 875 397 081 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 15 20 acres.. 2 811 1 358 bushels.. 155 700 54 931 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 9 acres.. 746 987 bushels.. 11 669 26 590 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.. 849 674 acres.. 38 284 26 232 tons, dry.. 90 893 63 511 @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.