1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UVALDE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 593 617 Land in farms ..................acres.. 942 604 917 186 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 590 1 487 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 764 807 647 759 Average per acre .........dollars.. 488 452 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 523 37 474 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 102 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 171 178 Total cropland .................farms.. 428 445 acres.. 159 477 169 828 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 275 294 acres.. 85 477 77 818 Irrigated land .................farms.. 132 148 acres.. 52 933 51 772 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 485 61 731 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 490 100 051 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 985 19 326 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 500 42 405 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 52 $100,000 or more .................... 105 97 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 684 49 834 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 844 80 768 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 302 340 Other ............................... 291 277 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 314 307 200 days or more ................... 197 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 374 386 number.. 67 064 64 518 Beef cows ..................farms.. 314 318 number.. 16 141 20 265 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 22 number.. 89 134 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 367 364 number.. 67 059 64 992 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 12 number.. 853 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 8 number.. 1 549 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 103 114 number.. 32 796 54 628 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 24 number.. (D) 809 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 56 64 acres.. 22 692 19 267 bushels.. 2 955 715 2 201 446 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 74 51 acres.. 15 530 13 660 bushels.. 1 231 028 918 954 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 56 68 acres.. 17 740 14 008 bushels.. 631 632 356 114 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 38 55 acres.. 5 990 7 219 bales.. 12 614 10 147 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 153 170 acres.. 11 755 11 765 tons, dry.. 19 842 21 311 @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.