1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 486 549 Land in farms ..................acres.. 358 211 340 034 Average size of farm .......acres.. 737 619 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 619 273 654 550 Average per acre .........dollars.. 900 1 065 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 573 70 504 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 90 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 119 107 Total cropland .................farms.. 398 452 acres.. 249 045 259 005 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 333 388 acres.. 205 677 187 460 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 14 acres.. 2 952 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 396 66 995 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 042 122 031 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 872 42 345 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 525 24 650 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 45 $100,000 or more .................... 141 148 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 389 52 718 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 969 96 025 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 486 549 $1,000.. - 430 12 975 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 886 23 634 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 293 300 Other ............................... 193 249 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 224 292 200 days or more ................... 154 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 219 258 number.. 27 687 35 801 Beef cows ..................farms.. 196 231 number.. 8 801 10 219 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 9 number.. 30 114 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 208 256 number.. 28 357 47 700 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 27 number.. 211 389 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 22 number.. 676 407 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 32 18 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 20 number.. (D) 560 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 75 acres.. 8 499 13 309 bushels.. 646 530 917 258 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 245 269 acres.. 103 856 96 188 bushels.. 6 111 560 7 036 333 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 14 acres.. 477 1 341 bushels.. (D) 32 399 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 224 239 acres.. 87 320 71 278 bales.. 82 256 88 783 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 85 113 acres.. 3 983 4 295 tons, dry.. 7 938 (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. .