1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KARNES COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 053 1 115 Land in farms ..................acres.. 383 573 403 124 Average size of farm .......acres.. 364 362 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 773 261 909 Average per acre .........dollars.. 598 636 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 294 21 697 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 120 50 to 179 acres ..................... 397 424 180 to 499 acres .................... 326 342 500 to 999 acres .................... 122 126 1,000 acres or more ................. 79 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 847 899 acres.. 167 683 162 419 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 610 638 acres.. 50 247 60 266 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 23 acres.. 431 685 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 773 19 414 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 879 17 412 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 148 2 944 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 626 16 471 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 253 253 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 209 237 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 204 227 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 234 231 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 40 $100,000 or more .................... 28 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 623 17 269 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 900 15 488 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 052 1 115 $1,000.. 1 726 2 327 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 641 2 087 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 455 461 Other ............................... 598 654 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 637 715 200 days or more ................... 400 477 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 926 1 010 number.. 63 293 67 708 Beef cows ..................farms.. 875 954 number.. 38 239 39 148 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 21 number.. 765 1 103 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 918 1 025 number.. 28 878 40 723 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 71 number.. 8 187 7 321 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 67 number.. 13 159 15 043 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 23 number.. 691 745 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 74 number.. (D) 2 662 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 117 138 acres.. 10 352 13 084 bushels.. 658 487 694 557 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 96 105 acres.. 8 761 8 822 bushels.. 349 474 398 164 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 93 197 acres.. 8 232 16 128 bushels.. 175 601 336 636 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 525 532 acres.. 22 341 22 276 tons, dry.. 39 627 35 096 @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. .