1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 496 486 Land in farms ..................acres.. 405 507 358 211 Average size of farm .......acres.. 818 737 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 686 492 619 273 Average per acre .........dollars.. 797 900 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 918 63 573 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 90 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 114 119 Total cropland .................farms.. 365 398 acres.. 265 199 249 045 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 314 333 acres.. 244 824 205 677 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 22 acres.. 2 781 2 952 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 334 56 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 866 116 042 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 57 257 37 872 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 077 18 525 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 134 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 53 $100,000 or more .................... 151 141 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 697 55 389 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 341 113 969 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 284 293 Other ............................... 212 193 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 239 224 200 days or more ................... 160 154 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 253 219 number.. 30 157 27 687 Beef cows ..................farms.. 210 196 number.. (D) 8 801 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 30 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 223 208 number.. 29 574 28 357 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 24 number.. 121 211 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 15 number.. 202 676 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 4 number.. 40 32 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 58 29 acres.. 19 467 8 499 bushels.. 1 658 130 646 530 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 212 245 acres.. 134 831 103 856 bushels.. 9 139 977 6 111 560 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 3 acres.. 2 453 477 bushels.. 45 020 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 163 224 acres.. 81 685 87 320 bales.. 87 743 82 256 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 107 85 acres.. 4 674 3 983 tons, dry.. 8 164 7 938 @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.