1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 REFUGIO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 230 254 Land in farms ..................acres.. 667 177 529 092 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 901 2 083 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 357 618 801 134 Average per acre .........dollars.. 454 375 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 359 48 629 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 57 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 160 169 acres.. 105 890 106 373 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 128 134 acres.. 79 851 63 249 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 130 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 088 14 606 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 688 57 502 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 437 8 248 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 651 6 358 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 13 $100,000 or more .................... 43 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 295 12 411 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 543 48 861 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 230 254 $1,000.. 3 268 2 672 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 211 10 520 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 121 112 Other ............................... 109 142 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 131 157 200 days or more ................... 90 95 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 158 185 number.. 40 055 33 717 Beef cows ..................farms.. 143 175 number.. 23 878 21 112 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 4 number.. 42 21 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 153 191 number.. 18 025 17 597 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 5 number.. 380 23 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 4 number.. 176 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 5 number.. 38 147 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 44 acres.. 13 233 10 535 bushels.. 742 495 747 882 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 60 77 acres.. 40 662 43 298 bushels.. 2 254 438 3 025 484 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 55 28 acres.. 22 189 6 270 bales.. 25 033 6 246 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 63 63 acres.. 3 590 3 254 tons, dry.. 8 870 6 492 @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. .