1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 453 414 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 176 046 1 712 044 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 804 4 135 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 593 899 1 722 807 Average per acre .........dollars.. 330 419 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 430 33 809 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 65 73 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 195 179 Total cropland .................farms.. 153 163 acres.. 51 629 59 386 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 58 67 acres.. (D) 5 154 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 41 acres.. 5 997 5 315 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 198 22 658 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 246 54 729 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 789 1 570 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 408 21 088 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 87 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 28 $100,000 or more .................... 31 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 904 18 506 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 807 44 700 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 174 171 Other ............................... 279 243 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 290 226 200 days or more ................... 165 140 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 393 357 number.. 92 337 81 656 Beef cows ..................farms.. 362 340 number.. 50 507 46 197 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 11 number.. 72 86 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 384 340 number.. 56 590 42 766 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 16 number.. 53 291 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 708 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 9 number.. 1 053 87 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 27 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.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 0 acres.. 475 0 bushels.. 28 748 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 42 42 acres.. 3 024 3 817 tons, dry.. 6 510 6 109 @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.