1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ZAVALA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 232 247 Land in farms ..................acres.. 590 746 723 018 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 546 2 927 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 021 322 979 846 Average per acre .........dollars.. 434 337 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 447 55 347 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 32 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 98 104 Total cropland .................farms.. 156 160 acres.. 78 231 72 776 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 92 108 acres.. 39 716 41 348 Irrigated land .................farms.. 52 56 acres.. 20 366 22 808 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 385 37 316 Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 625 151 075 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 137 17 580 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 248 19 736 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 23 $100,000 or more .................... 53 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 127 31 227 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 169 125 917 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 125 142 Other ............................... 107 105 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 121 120 200 days or more ................... 91 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 149 171 number.. 40 139 45 104 Beef cows ..................farms.. 121 148 number.. 10 311 13 273 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 8 146 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 148 172 number.. 44 613 32 108 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 79 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 21 acres.. 4 646 4 175 bushels.. 558 991 437 756 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 31 24 acres.. 8 411 7 083 bushels.. 489 285 426 213 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 36 acres.. 12 193 8 328 bushels.. 285 937 180 199 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 15 28 acres.. 2 576 5 387 bales.. 3 880 6 744 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 33 44 acres.. 3 940 4 363 tons, dry.. 7 902 5 008 @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.