1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 414 494 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 712 044 2 021 882 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 135 4 093 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 722 807 1 352 743 Average per acre .........dollars.. 419 340 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 809 24 481 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 67 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 82 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 179 211 Total cropland .................farms.. 163 185 acres.. 59 386 49 974 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 67 75 acres.. 5 154 4 994 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 31 acres.. 5 315 3 346 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 658 23 526 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 729 47 624 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 570 1 452 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 088 22 075 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 34 $100,000 or more .................... 41 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 506 20 991 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 700 42 491 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 414 494 $1,000.. 4 137 2 786 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 993 5 639 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 171 190 Other ............................... 243 304 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 321 200 days or more ................... 140 193 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 357 443 number.. 81 656 109 032 Beef cows ..................farms.. 340 397 number.. 46 197 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 10 number.. 86 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 340 427 number.. 42 766 51 533 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 12 number.. 291 166 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 11 number.. 708 268 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 9 number.. 87 217 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 30 number.. (D) 1 280 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 35 bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 449 bushels.. 0 16 749 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 42 57 acres.. 3 817 3 812 tons, dry.. 6 109 (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. .