1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ATASCOSA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 238 1 341 Land in farms ..................acres.. 765 139 743 424 Average size of farm .......acres.. 618 554 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 352 471 411 711 Average per acre .........dollars.. 550 727 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 655 30 674 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 177 230 50 to 179 acres ..................... 360 390 180 to 499 acres .................... 319 320 500 to 999 acres .................... 157 189 1,000 acres or more ................. 155 148 Total cropland .................farms.. 940 1 037 acres.. 200 482 207 320 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 571 647 acres.. 65 705 64 325 Irrigated land .................farms.. 172 175 acres.. 29 757 27 194 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 511 39 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 031 29 509 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 311 16 065 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 200 23 506 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 365 376 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 229 214 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 207 239 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 197 260 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 99 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 67 $100,000 or more .................... 86 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 558 32 808 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 446 24 466 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 237 1 341 $1,000.. 8 133 7 150 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 575 5 332 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 584 575 Other ............................... 654 766 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 660 797 200 days or more ................... 435 561 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 043 1 153 number.. 89 356 90 464 Beef cows ..................farms.. 949 1 072 number.. 37 494 50 032 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 32 number.. 2 177 1 648 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 000 1 144 number.. 57 105 53 621 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 63 81 number.. 5 701 3 866 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 65 number.. 9 434 4 113 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 19 number.. 320 239 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 63 111 number.. 2 800 3 090 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 68 acres.. 6 206 5 572 bushels.. 443 198 408 093 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 56 63 acres.. 7 425 5 709 bushels.. 366 161 288 007 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 73 acres.. 3 437 6 312 bushels.. 70 636 186 634 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 423 492 acres.. 26 161 24 201 tons, dry.. 49 461 43 967 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .