1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ZAVALA COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 247 272 Land in farms ..................acres.. 723 018 825 843 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 927 3 036 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 979 846 1 261 732 Average per acre .........dollars.. 337 411 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 347 53 023 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 40 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 104 106 Total cropland .................farms.. 160 158 acres.. 72 776 67 278 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 108 116 acres.. 41 348 38 331 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 72 acres.. 22 808 25 519 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 316 45 951 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 075 168 937 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 580 16 471 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 736 29 480 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 38 $100,000 or more .................... 68 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 227 38 141 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 917 140 226 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 248 272 $1,000.. 5 881 11 667 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 715 42 892 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 142 139 Other ............................... 105 133 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 120 161 200 days or more ................... 84 100 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 171 184 number.. 45 104 65 922 Beef cows ..................farms.. 148 166 number.. 13 273 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 5 number.. 146 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 172 188 number.. 32 108 60 917 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 1 005 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. 79 533 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 36 acres.. 4 175 6 993 bushels.. 437 756 582 248 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 24 38 acres.. 7 083 6 114 bushels.. 426 213 420 322 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 38 acres.. 8 328 4 080 bushels.. 180 199 97 327 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 28 36 acres.. 5 387 7 938 bales.. 6 744 12 941 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 44 34 acres.. 4 363 3 541 tons, dry.. 5 008 6 516 @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. .