1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UVALDE COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 617 575 Land in farms ..................acres.. 917 186 850 230 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 487 1 479 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 647 759 773 191 Average per acre .........dollars.. 452 507 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 474 44 384 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 140 500 to 999 acres .................... 119 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 178 162 Total cropland .................farms.. 445 398 acres.. 169 828 143 468 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 294 291 acres.. 77 818 72 292 Irrigated land .................farms.. 148 141 acres.. 51 772 49 843 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 731 47 380 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 051 82 400 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 326 20 961 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 405 26 419 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 141 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 87 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 42 $100,000 or more .................... 97 100 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 834 44 380 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 768 77 183 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 617 575 $1,000.. 10 157 5 425 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 462 9 434 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 340 305 Other ............................... 277 270 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 322 200 days or more ................... 203 204 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 386 363 number.. 64 518 48 887 Beef cows ..................farms.. 318 311 number.. 20 265 18 257 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 21 number.. 134 52 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 364 369 number.. 64 992 46 555 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 17 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 14 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 114 96 number.. 54 628 42 283 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 33 number.. 809 1 124 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 64 101 acres.. 19 267 22 810 bushels.. 2 201 446 2 090 109 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 51 37 acres.. 13 660 6 625 bushels.. 918 954 385 468 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 68 71 acres.. 14 008 10 952 bushels.. 356 114 298 862 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 55 81 acres.. 7 219 12 254 bales.. 10 147 23 960 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 306 bushels.. 0 11 911 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 170 143 acres.. 11 765 7 998 tons, dry.. 21 311 15 658 @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. .