1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COMAL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 617 652 Land in farms ..................acres.. 207 350 223 866 Average size of farm .......acres.. 336 343 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 443 136 522 768 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 546 1 592 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 415 13 199 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 174 203 180 to 499 acres .................... 163 155 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 391 400 acres.. 40 280 36 679 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 238 257 acres.. 9 925 11 614 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 18 acres.. 225 168 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 951 4 383 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 024 6 722 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 047 631 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 904 3 752 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 248 300 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 129 133 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 11 $100,000 or more .................... 5 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 817 4 762 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 781 7 303 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 619 652 $1,000.. - 288 - 733 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 466 - 1 124 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 258 245 Other ............................... 359 407 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 357 422 200 days or more ................... 258 301 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 494 533 number.. 15 854 17 599 Beef cows ..................farms.. 453 482 number.. 8 685 9 628 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 13 number.. 21 56 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 452 503 number.. 8 106 9 335 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 34 number.. 1 112 1 223 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 24 number.. 1 547 1 915 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 75 69 number.. 3 494 2 785 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 58 82 number.. 1 315 2 396 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 21 acres.. 1 131 1 824 bushels.. 80 291 125 691 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 14 acres.. 811 1 142 bushels.. 55 232 67 304 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 23 acres.. 854 1 075 bushels.. 24 361 20 905 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.. 198 221 acres.. 6 959 6 994 tons, dry.. 14 225 11 089 @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. .