1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BANDERA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 586 540 Land in farms ..................acres.. 396 508 334 867 Average size of farm .......acres.. 677 620 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 478 371 604 509 Average per acre .........dollars.. 613 972 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 245 12 818 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 139 128 180 to 499 acres .................... 148 157 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 95 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 378 365 acres.. 44 387 47 836 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 189 208 acres.. 6 981 6 690 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 44 acres.. 561 456 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 742 3 997 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 092 7 403 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 666 213 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 076 3 784 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 226 234 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 121 137 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 129 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 5 $100,000 or more .................... 4 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 142 4 774 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 775 8 840 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 586 540 $1,000.. 701 - 801 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 196 - 1 482 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 287 221 Other ............................... 299 319 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 310 306 200 days or more ................... 202 208 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 453 422 number.. 17 336 14 310 Beef cows ..................farms.. 405 370 number.. 10 203 8 275 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 23 number.. 40 47 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 431 408 number.. 9 103 8 576 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 20 number.. 190 269 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 14 number.. 355 480 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 118 114 number.. 6 286 6 292 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 57 number.. 1 095 1 601 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 31 bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 5 acres.. 138 166 bushels.. 9 196 7 835 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 166 bushels.. (D) 1 402 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 138 163 acres.. 5 596 4 913 tons, dry.. 11 986 6 866 @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. .