1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ZAPATA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 333 360 Land in farms ..................acres.. 484 907 431 704 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 456 1 199 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 693 458 511 314 Average per acre .........dollars.. 468 477 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 465 15 132 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 43 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 101 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 115 102 Total cropland .................farms.. 112 153 acres.. 35 942 31 221 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 30 51 acres.. 4 274 2 487 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 3 476 234 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 594 5 912 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 817 16 423 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 201 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 5 711 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 16 $100,000 or more .................... 12 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 252 4 905 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 782 13 625 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 333 360 $1,000.. 1 842 1 927 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 531 5 352 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 144 161 Other ............................... 189 199 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 181 222 200 days or more ................... 93 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 298 332 number.. 26 432 30 301 Beef cows ..................farms.. 276 297 number.. 15 780 19 039 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 4 number.. 25 9 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 291 329 number.. 13 293 17 267 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 6 number.. 46 23 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 1 number.. 80 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 9 number.. 121 149 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 11 number.. (D) 282 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 44 bushels.. (D) 1 763 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 24 41 acres.. 885 1 996 tons, dry.. 1 127 3 850 @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. .