1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ZAPATA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 323 333 Land in farms ..................acres.. 403 273 484 907 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 249 1 456 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 433 907 693 458 Average per acre .........dollars.. 373 468 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 057 21 465 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 50 43 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 123 115 Total cropland .................farms.. 104 112 acres.. 32 605 35 942 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 24 30 acres.. 2 322 4 274 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 8 acres.. 1 765 3 476 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 282 11 594 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 545 34 817 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 10 $100,000 or more .................... 9 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 195 9 252 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 178 27 782 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 146 144 Other ............................... 177 189 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 172 181 200 days or more ................... 103 93 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 306 298 number.. 27 699 26 432 Beef cows ..................farms.. 281 276 number.. 16 246 15 780 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 4 number.. 59 25 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 304 291 number.. 13 695 13 293 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 46 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 80 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 6 number.. 28 121 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 12 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 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 21 24 acres.. 1 053 885 tons, dry.. 1 817 1 127 @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.