1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GUADALUPE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 841 1 698 Land in farms ..................acres.. 347 763 347 313 Average size of farm .......acres.. 189 205 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 267 839 259 653 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 680 1 195 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 477 21 696 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 119 107 10 to 49 acres ...................... 578 477 50 to 179 acres ..................... 676 615 180 to 499 acres .................... 333 336 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 463 1 340 acres.. 164 504 180 137 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 108 985 acres.. 82 748 83 440 Irrigated land .................farms.. 85 61 acres.. 1 217 1 680 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 361 27 714 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 035 16 322 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 931 10 250 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 430 17 464 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 765 627 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 399 331 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 299 303 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 190 262 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 48 $100,000 or more .................... 50 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 487 27 176 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 474 16 005 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 736 714 Other ............................... 1 105 984 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 113 980 200 days or more ................... 782 694 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 445 1 324 number.. 53 256 52 560 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 269 1 222 number.. 26 700 29 126 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 37 number.. 1 121 1 177 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 334 1 241 number.. 23 071 25 942 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 82 114 number.. 2 196 3 965 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 65 94 number.. 4 427 8 821 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 70 59 number.. 1 717 2 163 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 94 119 number.. 111 551 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 106 145 acres.. 11 000 16 604 bushels.. 978 191 1 113 026 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 157 164 acres.. 23 614 22 253 bushels.. 1 629 179 1 086 384 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 128 165 acres.. 12 987 17 255 bushels.. 356 835 438 407 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 11 13 acres.. 661 956 bales.. 442 835 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 925 773 acres.. 31 744 23 846 tons, dry.. 70 889 53 236 @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.