1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 902 904 Land in farms ..................acres.. 368 528 329 288 Average size of farm .......acres.. 409 364 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 445 917 429 237 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 143 1 198 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 866 54 415 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 145 115 10 to 49 acres ...................... 351 339 50 to 179 acres ..................... 157 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 97 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 89 91 Total cropland .................farms.. 780 808 acres.. 229 655 246 692 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 655 679 acres.. 190 935 189 297 Irrigated land .................farms.. 615 609 acres.. 108 990 126 372 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 79 414 82 170 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 042 90 896 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 69 651 62 058 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 762 20 112 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 322 307 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 115 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 73 $100,000 or more .................... 163 171 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 335 70 928 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 525 78 460 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 434 510 Other ............................... 468 394 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 463 459 200 days or more ................... 318 303 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 346 305 number.. 16 721 16 220 Beef cows ..................farms.. 285 263 number.. 8 006 7 229 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 17 number.. 48 45 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 306 261 number.. 11 147 22 372 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 40 number.. 330 942 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 29 number.. 537 954 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 5 number.. 82 66 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 48 number.. 700 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 77 108 acres.. 14 023 8 093 bushels.. 1 628 867 822 075 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 270 313 acres.. 90 570 72 852 bushels.. 5 012 177 4 666 555 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 16 acres.. 3 079 2 646 bushels.. 136 468 88 417 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 183 310 acres.. 51 952 82 154 bales.. 55 219 85 009 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 3 acres.. 4 131 411 bushels.. 124 077 12 616 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 140 121 acres.. 6 189 3 249 tons, dry.. 13 167 8 545 @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.