1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GUADALUPE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 698 1 770 Land in farms ..................acres.. 347 313 331 240 Average size of farm .......acres.. 205 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 259 653 301 155 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 195 1 637 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 696 21 386 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 107 134 10 to 49 acres ...................... 477 514 50 to 179 acres ..................... 615 687 180 to 499 acres .................... 336 300 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 92 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 340 1 433 acres.. 180 137 171 794 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 985 1 053 acres.. 83 440 77 076 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 72 acres.. 1 680 1 421 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 714 27 522 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 322 15 549 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 250 8 581 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 464 18 942 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 627 700 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 331 349 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 303 311 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 262 237 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 38 $100,000 or more .................... 41 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 176 26 302 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 005 14 860 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 698 1 770 $1,000.. 161 614 Average per farm..........dollars.. 95 347 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 714 707 Other ............................... 984 1 063 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 980 1 130 200 days or more ................... 694 778 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 324 1 386 number.. 52 560 56 023 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 222 1 256 number.. 29 126 28 176 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 37 number.. 1 177 1 069 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 241 1 331 number.. 25 942 37 229 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 114 129 number.. 3 965 5 088 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 94 109 number.. 8 821 9 492 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 68 number.. 2 163 1 478 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 119 212 number.. (D) 85 034 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 145 166 acres.. 16 604 14 498 bushels.. 1 113 026 1 009 498 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 164 184 acres.. 22 253 21 451 bushels.. 1 086 384 1 130 011 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 165 178 acres.. 17 255 14 184 bushels.. 438 407 367 606 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 13 2 acres.. 956 (D) bales.. 835 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 773 803 acres.. 23 846 23 137 tons, dry.. 53 236 42 456 @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. .