1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRIO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 485 560 Land in farms ..................acres.. 662 124 749 504 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 365 1 338 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 719 639 689 497 Average per acre .........dollars.. 531 524 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 240 47 578 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 139 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 89 1,000 acres or more ................. 141 162 Total cropland .................farms.. 348 403 acres.. 148 717 172 736 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 195 253 acres.. 58 900 70 442 Irrigated land .................farms.. 85 127 acres.. 46 919 46 925 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 083 73 732 Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 378 131 664 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 692 30 546 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 391 43 186 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 39 $100,000 or more .................... 72 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 967 62 858 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 839 111 846 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 244 302 Other ............................... 241 258 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 272 285 200 days or more ................... 178 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 400 437 number.. 72 220 77 939 Beef cows ..................farms.. 345 385 number.. 19 769 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 10 number.. 1 081 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 396 417 number.. 51 755 76 266 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 25 number.. 518 1 135 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 26 number.. 702 2 290 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 35 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 11 number.. (D) 328 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 37 acres.. 5 922 9 670 bushels.. 697 511 873 370 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 35 41 acres.. 10 114 10 820 bushels.. 528 584 459 651 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 28 acres.. 6 532 7 950 bushels.. 231 725 220 867 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 8 acres.. 605 1 208 bales.. 990 966 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 143 141 acres.. 10 255 11 252 tons, dry.. 19 886 18 430 @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.