1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 872 1 950 Land in farms ..................acres.. 408 710 477 160 Average size of farm .......acres.. 218 245 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 326 371 367 350 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 464 1 637 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 440 18 867 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 192 231 10 to 49 acres ...................... 684 701 50 to 179 acres ..................... 576 581 180 to 499 acres .................... 265 281 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 504 1 511 acres.. 156 327 153 530 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 002 985 acres.. 66 081 67 968 Irrigated land .................farms.. 203 193 acres.. 12 083 12 159 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 292 42 282 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 194 21 683 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 077 23 280 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 215 19 002 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 879 914 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 354 390 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 285 290 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 192 197 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 39 $100,000 or more .................... 49 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 792 37 462 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 711 19 201 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 873 1 951 $1,000.. 6 962 2 815 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 717 1 443 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 738 722 Other ............................... 1 134 1 228 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 112 1 257 200 days or more ................... 789 889 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 373 1 429 number.. 56 117 56 289 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 201 1 239 number.. 26 387 26 623 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 54 number.. 1 074 1 419 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 260 1 340 number.. 29 855 31 947 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 139 164 number.. 6 365 6 751 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 109 158 number.. 8 332 10 209 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 82 74 number.. 1 879 1 380 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 126 215 number.. 3 564 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 9 number.. 202 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 107 135 acres.. 12 329 14 687 bushels.. 934 954 1 049 840 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 112 149 acres.. 12 539 13 835 bushels.. 573 065 658 676 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 138 148 acres.. 9 375 9 534 bushels.. 200 401 254 043 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 1 acres.. 663 (D) bales.. 612 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 2 acres.. 161 (D) bushels.. 1 680 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 782 707 acres.. 26 169 20 022 tons, dry.. 51 664 35 164 @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. .