1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 541 656 Land in farms ..................acres.. 443 224 465 658 Average size of farm .......acres.. 819 710 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 712 475 692 895 Average per acre .........dollars.. 907 1 088 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 434 69 537 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 89 146 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 96 1,000 acres or more ................. 154 140 Total cropland .................farms.. 446 536 acres.. 348 145 341 891 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 378 454 acres.. 279 997 247 044 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 16 acres.. 175 1 580 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 925 50 859 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 889 77 529 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 702 46 433 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 223 4 426 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 127 149 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 73 $100,000 or more .................... 130 153 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 241 38 181 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 382 58 114 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 541 657 $1,000.. 4 360 11 927 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 059 18 154 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 305 363 Other ............................... 236 293 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 260 346 200 days or more ................... 153 222 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 217 268 number.. 14 777 18 640 Beef cows ..................farms.. 178 245 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 201 253 number.. 7 413 9 409 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 16 number.. 499 192 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 9 number.. 1 115 222 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 9 number.. 112 30 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 39 number.. 849 1 385 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 66 169 acres.. 21 621 54 289 bushels.. 1 459 032 4 659 709 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 271 334 acres.. 174 338 120 321 bushels.. 9 351 166 7 879 930 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 26 acres.. 3 455 2 585 bushels.. 60 569 72 831 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 180 257 acres.. 75 434 63 975 bales.. 69 233 72 165 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 97 94 acres.. 5 196 5 688 tons, dry.. 10 205 12 116 @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. .