1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 904 1 002 Land in farms ..................acres.. 329 288 389 370 Average size of farm .......acres.. 364 389 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 429 237 444 342 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 198 1 209 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 415 50 137 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 115 152 10 to 49 acres ...................... 339 371 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 182 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 92 1,000 acres or more ................. 91 98 Total cropland .................farms.. 808 910 acres.. 246 692 257 421 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 679 802 acres.. 189 297 185 223 Irrigated land .................farms.. 609 749 acres.. 126 372 122 874 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 170 87 106 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 896 86 932 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 62 058 70 599 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 112 16 507 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 307 272 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 140 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 81 $100,000 or more .................... 171 195 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 928 65 160 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 460 64 965 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 904 1 003 $1,000.. 10 451 20 537 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 561 20 475 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 510 532 Other ............................... 394 470 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 459 529 200 days or more ................... 303 337 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 305 334 number.. 16 220 23 910 Beef cows ..................farms.. 263 272 number.. 7 229 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 25 number.. 45 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 261 306 number.. 22 372 21 998 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 57 number.. 942 695 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 45 number.. 954 1 080 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 11 number.. 66 115 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 48 53 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 108 200 acres.. 8 093 19 780 bushels.. 822 075 1 528 870 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 313 234 acres.. 72 852 46 326 bushels.. 4 666 555 3 126 534 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 9 acres.. 2 646 2 090 bushels.. 88 417 51 948 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 310 409 acres.. 82 154 91 454 bales.. 85 009 113 146 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 1 acres.. 411 (D) bushels.. 12 616 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 121 114 acres.. 3 249 3 076 tons, dry.. 8 545 6 480 @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. .