1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KENDALL COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 672 659 Land in farms ..................acres.. 354 917 351 297 Average size of farm .......acres.. 528 533 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 500 700 708 264 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 115 1 306 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 165 18 849 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 158 167 180 to 499 acres .................... 183 180 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 88 97 Total cropland .................farms.. 459 461 acres.. 49 103 49 701 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 294 294 acres.. 11 248 10 709 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 32 acres.. 912 442 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 706 8 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 955 13 149 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 018 677 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 688 7 989 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 248 251 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 162 131 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 15 $100,000 or more .................... 13 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 247 8 642 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 761 13 114 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 672 659 $1,000.. - 279 - 321 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 415 - 486 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 301 273 Other ............................... 371 386 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 393 400 200 days or more ................... 275 272 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 493 502 number.. 21 150 20 336 Beef cows ..................farms.. 435 458 number.. 11 441 11 215 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 25 number.. 620 877 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 465 488 number.. 12 725 11 834 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 36 number.. 1 957 1 528 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 30 number.. 3 823 4 156 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 177 180 number.. 19 218 19 596 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 58 85 number.. 1 361 2 445 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 10 acres.. (D) 163 bushels.. (D) 5 222 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 9 acres.. 247 646 bushels.. 3 890 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 14 acres.. 755 327 bushels.. 23 556 5 400 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 243 247 acres.. 8 998 7 714 tons, dry.. 16 522 13 182 @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. .