1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ATASCOSA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 322 1 238 Land in farms ..................acres.. 708 067 765 139 Average size of farm .......acres.. 536 618 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 360 912 352 471 Average per acre .........dollars.. 675 550 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 628 29 655 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 230 177 50 to 179 acres ..................... 413 360 180 to 499 acres .................... 312 319 500 to 999 acres .................... 157 157 1,000 acres or more ................. 150 155 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 025 940 acres.. 215 047 200 482 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 685 571 acres.. 72 372 65 705 Irrigated land .................farms.. 169 172 acres.. 29 422 29 757 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 170 54 511 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 924 44 031 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 586 20 311 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 583 34 200 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 472 365 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 247 229 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 216 207 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 184 197 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 58 $100,000 or more .................... 76 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 744 47 558 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 086 38 446 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 566 584 Other ............................... 756 654 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 788 660 200 days or more ................... 524 435 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 124 1 043 number.. 82 857 89 356 Beef cows ..................farms.. 983 949 number.. 36 969 37 494 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 36 number.. 1 148 2 177 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 072 1 000 number.. 47 382 57 105 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 63 number.. 1 605 5 701 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 52 number.. 11 739 9 434 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 29 number.. 354 320 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 46 63 number.. 1 167 2 800 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 54 acres.. 2 400 6 206 bushels.. 254 927 443 198 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 53 56 acres.. 9 798 7 425 bushels.. 636 748 366 161 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 21 acres.. 1 764 3 437 bushels.. 31 570 70 636 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 220 (D) bales.. 149 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 599 423 acres.. 39 821 26 161 tons, dry.. 84 281 49 461 @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.