1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 964 1 872 Land in farms ..................acres.. 447 824 408 710 Average size of farm .......acres.. 228 218 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 297 443 326 371 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 395 1 464 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 570 18 440 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 194 192 10 to 49 acres ...................... 712 684 50 to 179 acres ..................... 622 576 180 to 499 acres .................... 282 265 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 521 1 504 acres.. 177 217 156 327 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 090 1 002 acres.. 75 041 66 081 Irrigated land .................farms.. 215 203 acres.. 12 844 12 083 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 282 45 292 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 767 24 194 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 994 28 077 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 288 17 215 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 964 879 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 402 354 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 256 285 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 193 192 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 43 $100,000 or more .................... 56 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 239 38 792 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 631 20 711 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 735 738 Other ............................... 1 229 1 134 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 220 1 112 200 days or more ................... 851 789 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 475 1 373 number.. 58 699 56 117 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 299 1 201 number.. 24 032 26 387 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 43 number.. 929 1 074 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 326 1 260 number.. 39 146 29 855 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 113 139 number.. 3 400 6 365 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 82 109 number.. 5 510 8 332 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 90 82 number.. 2 088 1 879 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 82 126 number.. 4 561 3 564 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 7 number.. 267 202 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 77 107 acres.. 10 852 12 329 bushels.. 940 904 934 954 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 113 112 acres.. 15 157 12 539 bushels.. 964 935 573 065 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 94 138 acres.. 10 117 9 375 bushels.. 255 170 200 401 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 663 bales.. 0 612 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 161 bushels.. (D) 1 680 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 926 782 acres.. 34 693 26 169 tons, dry.. 80 199 51 664 @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.