1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DUVAL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 946 1 151 Land in farms ..................acres.. 801 159 996 776 Average size of farm .......acres.. 847 866 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 350 834 372 089 Average per acre .........dollars.. 404 437 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 129 20 487 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 127 50 to 179 acres ..................... 287 369 180 to 499 acres .................... 286 297 500 to 999 acres .................... 125 153 1,000 acres or more ................. 149 172 Total cropland .................farms.. 605 693 acres.. 145 574 153 539 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 328 397 acres.. 56 296 62 299 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 10 acres.. 2 746 2 881 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 930 19 681 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 954 17 099 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 176 6 564 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 754 13 117 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 364 461 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 191 209 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 182 195 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 144 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 34 $100,000 or more .................... 35 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 640 17 155 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 571 14 905 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 947 1 151 $1,000.. 2 769 2 731 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 924 2 373 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 406 448 Other ............................... 540 703 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 568 787 200 days or more ................... 303 443 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 821 1 049 number.. 50 800 69 254 Beef cows ..................farms.. 761 945 number.. 31 119 41 449 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 31 number.. 1 643 1 778 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 789 1 017 number.. 23 247 32 882 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 29 number.. 195 372 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 20 number.. 312 365 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) 46 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 56 number.. 454 2 094 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 55 acres.. 9 838 17 737 bushels.. 457 479 869 384 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 49 36 acres.. 23 091 17 745 bushels.. 977 636 1 000 478 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. 863 773 bushels.. 11 490 21 280 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 1 836 bales.. (D) 1 078 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 267 339 acres.. 18 770 19 192 tons, dry.. 31 207 34 694 @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. .