1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STARR COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 676 885 Land in farms ..................acres.. 632 622 599 295 Average size of farm .......acres.. 936 677 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 418 790 405 951 Average per acre .........dollars.. 438 516 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 346 25 148 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 173 284 180 to 499 acres .................... 224 245 500 to 999 acres .................... 90 110 1,000 acres or more ................. 119 111 Total cropland .................farms.. 360 487 acres.. 153 618 194 544 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 197 227 acres.. 84 127 115 054 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 32 acres.. 7 441 9 237 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 329 63 104 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 037 71 304 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 211 32 230 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 118 30 873 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 243 347 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 108 195 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 137 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 23 $100,000 or more .................... 48 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 099 51 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 070 58 075 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 676 885 $1,000.. 17 236 12 023 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 498 13 585 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 292 356 Other ............................... 384 529 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 397 566 200 days or more ................... 187 271 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 548 793 number.. 64 451 71 971 Beef cows ..................farms.. 512 726 number.. 24 764 32 432 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 11 number.. 189 26 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 543 773 number.. 71 639 69 433 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 12 number.. 504 109 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 6 number.. 692 219 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 13 number.. 185 132 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 39 number.. (D) 869 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 28 acres.. 1 381 3 074 bushels.. 74 557 152 910 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 88 69 acres.. 59 860 76 281 bushels.. 3 087 640 4 526 663 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 104 bushels.. (D) 2 400 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 11 21 acres.. 8 499 20 202 bales.. 8 300 22 968 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 105 134 acres.. 7 409 7 399 tons, dry.. 13 032 14 260 @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. .