1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KLEBERG COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 222 274 Land in farms ..................acres.. (D) 938 193 Average size of farm .......acres.. (D) 3 424 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 302 146 1 113 938 Average per acre .........dollars.. (D) 329 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 845 41 169 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 65 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 50 64 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 161 171 acres.. 114 954 81 408 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 104 118 acres.. 62 391 58 908 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 625 925 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 105 48 845 Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 663 178 267 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 12 292 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 36 553 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 10 $100,000 or more .................... 25 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 274 32 613 Average per farm .........dollars.. 198 539 119 461 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 223 273 $1,000.. - 2 341 15 929 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 10 496 58 350 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 81 89 Other ............................... 141 185 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 137 175 200 days or more ................... 90 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 158 222 number.. 65 726 84 547 Beef cows ..................farms.. 145 202 number.. 25 832 57 664 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 0 number.. 23 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 145 214 number.. 38 730 61 591 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 23 number.. (D) 1 801 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 19 number.. 3 651 2 942 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. 41 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 10 number.. (D) 282 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 11 acres.. 814 2 043 bushels.. 37 801 183 165 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 37 33 acres.. 36 032 29 639 bushels.. 1 775 731 1 711 738 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 29 28 acres.. 20 773 21 840 bales.. 24 380 25 159 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 68 75 acres.. 3 175 3 986 tons, dry.. 7 568 7 846 @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. .