1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 565 1 929 Land in farms ..................acres.. 660 412 762 442 Average size of farm .......acres.. 422 395 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 525 292 505 429 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 154 1 241 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 031 45 886 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 205 314 10 to 49 acres ...................... 584 788 50 to 179 acres ..................... 311 325 180 to 499 acres .................... 173 203 500 to 999 acres .................... 123 122 1,000 acres or more ................. 169 177 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 348 1 686 acres.. 458 852 448 449 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 154 1 483 acres.. 383 507 333 930 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 009 1 319 acres.. 224 052 231 214 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 202 101 233 095 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 138 120 837 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 187 906 219 840 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 195 13 255 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 649 677 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 165 232 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 149 227 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 165 234 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 144 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 123 $100,000 or more .................... 272 292 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 171 682 179 534 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 701 93 313 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 565 1 924 $1,000.. 29 270 53 189 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 703 27 645 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 800 893 Other ............................... 765 1 036 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 829 1 140 200 days or more ................... 558 716 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 535 617 number.. 28 698 47 994 Beef cows ..................farms.. 457 524 number.. 13 770 26 346 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 41 number.. 1 118 1 656 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 493 568 number.. 22 351 25 450 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 72 number.. 2 839 2 316 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 56 number.. 2 827 3 221 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 15 number.. 482 264 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 71 104 number.. 2 015 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 135 260 acres.. 30 465 26 904 bushels.. 2 874 234 2 051 097 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 359 249 acres.. 147 894 88 903 bushels.. 8 842 146 5 584 082 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 11 acres.. 851 779 bushels.. 38 442 33 112 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 221 258 acres.. 92 533 71 432 bales.. 104 372 100 651 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 270 bushels.. (D) 7 850 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 248 242 acres.. 7 469 8 632 tons, dry.. 16 726 19 688 @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. .