1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRIO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 560 523 Land in farms ..................acres.. 749 504 638 480 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 338 1 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 689 497 608 805 Average per acre .........dollars.. 524 525 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 578 50 952 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 97 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 139 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 162 143 Total cropland .................farms.. 403 367 acres.. 172 736 175 261 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 253 231 acres.. 70 442 68 939 Irrigated land .................farms.. 127 112 acres.. 46 925 45 798 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 73 732 77 634 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 664 148 439 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 546 27 072 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 186 50 562 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 43 $100,000 or more .................... 96 93 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 858 67 604 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 846 129 262 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 562 523 $1,000.. 9 372 10 277 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 676 19 650 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 302 283 Other ............................... 258 240 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 285 277 200 days or more ................... 174 172 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 437 404 number.. 77 939 60 271 Beef cows ..................farms.. 385 361 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 417 408 number.. 76 266 89 156 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 28 number.. 1 135 2 653 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 26 number.. 2 290 4 387 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 9 number.. 35 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 20 number.. 328 359 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 53 acres.. 9 670 10 657 bushels.. 873 370 723 772 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 41 42 acres.. 10 820 8 173 bushels.. 459 651 461 355 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 39 acres.. 7 950 8 543 bushels.. 220 867 211 745 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 8 20 acres.. 1 208 (D) bales.. 966 4 110 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 141 108 acres.. 11 252 7 156 tons, dry.. 18 430 13 925 @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. .