1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BREWSTER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 122 118 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 405 018 2 377 767 Average size of farm .......acres.. 19 713 20 151 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 173 702 3 568 847 Average per acre .........dollars.. 110 179 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 522 41 869 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 8 1 180 to 499 acres .................... 3 5 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 93 92 Total cropland .................farms.. 16 18 acres.. 3 144 1 896 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 13 12 acres.. (D) 339 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 6 acres.. (D) 17 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 157 9 806 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 649 83 105 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 13 $100,000 or more .................... 21 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 184 7 813 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 477 66 211 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 122 118 $1,000.. 1 866 1 761 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 297 14 924 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 75 67 Other ............................... 47 51 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 70 69 200 days or more ................... 38 42 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 100 97 number.. 43 590 39 770 Beef cows ..................farms.. 97 91 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 98 99 number.. 27 106 23 420 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 2 number.. 100 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 2 number.. 208 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 9 number.. 5 707 7 782 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 222 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 6 5 acres.. 693 (D) tons, dry.. (D) (D) @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. .