1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 438 422 Land in farms ..................acres.. (D) 236 667 Average size of farm .......acres.. (D) 561 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 782 202 708 152 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 601 1 310 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 210 45 584 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 200 174 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 49 59 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 375 362 acres.. 46 923 45 271 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 350 331 acres.. 42 081 39 672 Irrigated land .................farms.. 368 345 acres.. 41 983 40 662 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 88 060 66 065 Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 050 156 552 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 672 28 400 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 55 388 37 664 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 184 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 28 $100,000 or more .................... 82 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 089 51 931 Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 435 123 060 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 438 422 $1,000.. 11 285 14 252 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 764 33 772 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 206 168 Other ............................... 232 254 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 252 261 200 days or more ................... 179 171 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 85 101 number.. 38 351 26 411 Beef cows ..................farms.. 42 50 number.. 1 631 2 921 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 20 number.. 9 554 6 347 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 71 76 number.. 56 440 41 171 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 22 number.. 1 492 4 090 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 16 number.. 4 361 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 13 number.. 182 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 47 number.. 1 624 1 324 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 1 acres.. 241 (D) bushels.. 22 696 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 545 bushels.. (D) 36 577 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 12 acres.. 1 130 1 042 bushels.. 68 256 54 816 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 102 95 acres.. 24 137 25 255 bales.. 36 279 39 932 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 163 166 acres.. 7 042 5 638 tons, dry.. 39 299 30 196 @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. .