1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CASTRO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 520 573 Land in farms ..................acres.. 518 316 521 739 Average size of farm .......acres.. 997 911 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 470 330 487 159 Average per acre .........dollars.. 487 507 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 374 104 726 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 157 176 1,000 acres or more ................. 167 175 Total cropland .................farms.. 470 529 acres.. 414 779 424 688 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 427 497 acres.. 241 361 213 925 Irrigated land .................farms.. 375 457 acres.. 211 738 180 156 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 491 514 281 452 Average per farm .........dollars.. 945 220 491 190 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 65 824 48 894 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 425 691 232 558 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 103 $100,000 or more .................... 303 291 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 429 981 247 451 Average per farm .........dollars.. 825 299 431 851 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 521 573 $1,000.. 62 246 33 022 Average per farm..........dollars.. 119 474 57 630 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 399 469 Other ............................... 121 104 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 196 204 200 days or more ................... 116 113 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 295 361 number.. 305 406 221 308 Beef cows ..................farms.. 118 111 number.. 6 071 6 111 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 654 648 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 300 373 number.. 540 002 362 002 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 19 number.. (D) 4 138 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 18 number.. (D) 7 509 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 11 number.. 34 862 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 4 number.. 79 114 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 264 320 acres.. 75 451 55 895 bushels.. 13 414 144 8 564 398 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 146 147 acres.. 19 973 19 828 bushels.. 1 435 424 1 521 733 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 357 406 acres.. 84 680 71 215 bushels.. 3 432 931 2 340 793 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 139 307 acres.. 21 411 39 222 bales.. 17 807 46 855 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 93 49 acres.. 11 520 4 139 bushels.. 385 325 158 940 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 95 156 acres.. 7 813 9 646 tons, dry.. 14 592 19 016 @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. .