1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PRESIDIO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 151 139 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 695 484 1 890 612 Average size of farm .......acres.. 11 228 13 602 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 843 302 2 114 525 Average per acre .........dollars.. 166 156 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 658 24 555 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 12 8 180 to 499 acres .................... 11 9 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 97 95 Total cropland .................farms.. 47 30 acres.. 17 937 9 824 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 32 18 acres.. 4 476 4 512 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 19 acres.. 3 584 9 426 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 666 14 650 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 506 105 397 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 755 2 953 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 911 11 697 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 21 $100,000 or more .................... 33 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 939 10 490 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 968 75 467 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 152 139 $1,000.. 3 005 4 103 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 770 29 515 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 96 83 Other ............................... 55 56 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 75 72 200 days or more ................... 30 33 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 117 115 number.. 30 211 34 215 Beef cows ..................farms.. 101 112 number.. 17 146 18 701 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 5 number.. 28 17 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 113 118 number.. 18 576 25 192 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 4 number.. 31 32 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 3 number.. 16 13 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 1 864 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 5 number.. (D) 108 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 16 10 acres.. 1 425 (D) tons, dry.. 5 250 3 079 @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. .