1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VICTORIA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 018 1 119 Land in farms ..................acres.. 430 736 427 724 Average size of farm .......acres.. 423 382 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 175 334 277 Average per acre .........dollars.. 718 866 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 467 25 665 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 201 241 50 to 179 acres ..................... 347 373 180 to 499 acres .................... 221 238 500 to 999 acres .................... 86 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 99 89 Total cropland .................farms.. 658 743 acres.. 148 600 155 473 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 497 542 acres.. 87 623 75 444 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 50 acres.. 4 580 6 940 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 187 21 313 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 741 19 046 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 005 9 815 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 182 11 498 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 314 363 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 189 234 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 192 177 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 157 168 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 50 $100,000 or more .................... 62 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 797 17 995 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 412 16 081 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 018 1 119 $1,000.. 2 540 4 062 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 495 3 630 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 410 450 Other ............................... 608 669 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 611 695 200 days or more ................... 427 487 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 873 928 number.. 56 078 51 879 Beef cows ..................farms.. 823 869 number.. 36 276 35 079 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 32 number.. 222 313 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 839 916 number.. 27 295 33 178 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 50 number.. 1 263 1 202 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 37 number.. 2 164 2 960 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 30 number.. 368 672 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 48 95 number.. 1 060 2 541 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 110 174 acres.. 22 023 29 280 bushels.. 1 559 711 2 059 086 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 96 127 acres.. 24 880 30 941 bushels.. 1 394 453 2 031 006 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 265 bushels.. (D) 5 449 Rice..........................farms.. 8 18 acres.. 3 427 4 353 cwt.. 217 762 262 465 Cotton .......................farms.. 41 0 acres.. 15 740 0 bales.. 16 222 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 45 4 acres.. 9 753 230 bushels.. 291 494 2 849 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 358 357 acres.. 11 751 10 015 tons, dry.. 26 548 21 553 @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. .