1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MAVERICK COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 199 202 Land in farms ..................acres.. 678 590 672 382 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 410 3 329 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 337 190 1 123 644 Average per acre .........dollars.. 381 342 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 463 47 313 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 43 44 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 148 147 acres.. 25 249 25 560 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 106 95 acres.. 12 017 11 613 Irrigated land .................farms.. 126 116 acres.. 18 727 16 499 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 075 53 158 Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 308 263 157 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 591 3 378 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 484 49 779 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 14 $100,000 or more .................... 40 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 368 43 114 Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 729 213 437 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 198 202 $1,000.. - 1 379 9 235 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 6 962 45 717 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 89 Other ............................... 89 113 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 106 116 200 days or more ................... 61 78 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 123 129 number.. 38 891 50 796 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 97 number.. 13 658 8 003 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 7 number.. 10 18 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 120 116 number.. 56 084 82 485 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 8 number.. 40 55 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 3 number.. 63 78 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 17 number.. (D) 10 748 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 10 number.. 165 206 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 782 144 bushels.. 25 152 6 080 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 59 32 acres.. 5 082 4 161 tons, dry.. 22 883 (D) @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. .