1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GARZA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 262 236 Land in farms ..................acres.. 573 827 548 251 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 190 2 323 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 432 581 502 051 Average per acre .........dollars.. 198 218 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 634 52 848 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 204 190 acres.. 98 944 95 559 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 163 153 acres.. 47 743 41 326 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 13 acres.. 3 289 1 643 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 647 19 753 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 804 83 699 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 750 8 768 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 897 10 985 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 39 $100,000 or more .................... 53 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 450 14 207 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 943 60 455 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 263 235 $1,000.. 4 618 3 926 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 560 16 705 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 164 139 Other ............................... 98 97 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 122 106 200 days or more ................... 89 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 159 148 number.. 27 034 24 411 Beef cows ..................farms.. 150 132 number.. 17 219 13 482 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 4 number.. 120 16 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 157 146 number.. 13 323 14 150 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 4 number.. 90 20 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 2 number.. 162 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 4 number.. 169 54 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 18 acres.. 2 263 1 185 bushels.. 97 778 34 414 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 2 870 333 bushels.. 55 863 3 503 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 119 124 acres.. 36 575 33 862 bales.. 37 873 30 910 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 81 54 acres.. 5 903 5 724 tons, dry.. 7 377 10 122 @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. .