1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE:  1992 AND 1987
COMAL COUNTY,                   TEXAS
                     Item                      ALL FARMS

                                                    1992            1987



Farms .........................number..              617             652
Land in farms ..................acres..          207 350         223 866
    Average size of farm .......acres..              336             343
Value of land and buildings@1:
    Average per farm .........dollars..          443 136         522 768
    Average per acre .........dollars..            1 546           1 592

Estimated market value of all
  machinery and equipment@1
    Average per farm .........dollars..           20 415          13 199
Farms by size:
  1 to 9 acres ........................               52              58
  10 to 49 acres ......................              122             109
  50 to 179 acres .....................              174             203
  180 to 499 acres ....................              163             155
  500 to 999 acres ....................               52              69
  1,000 acres or more .................               54              58

Total cropland .................farms..              391             400
                                acres..           40 280          36 679
  Harvested cropland ...........farms..              238             257
                                acres..            9 925          11 614
Irrigated land .................farms..               26              18
                                acres..              225             168

Market value of agricultural
  products sold................$1,000..            4 951           4 383
    Average per farm .........dollars..            8 024           6 722
  Crops, including nursery and
   greenhouse crops............$1,000..            1 047             631
  Livestock, poultry, and their
   products....................$1,000..            3 904           3 752
Farms by value of sales:
  Less than $2,500 ....................              248             300
  $2,500 to $4,999 ....................              129             133
  $5,000 to $9,999 ....................              118             115
  $10,000 to $24,999 ..................               91              68
  $25,000 to $49,999 ..................               20              23
  $50,000 to $99,999 ..................                6              11
  $100,000 or more ....................                5               2
Total farm production expenses.$1,000..            4 817           4 762
    Average per farm .........dollars..            7 781           7 303
Net cash return from agricultural
  sales for the farm unit.......farms..              619             652
                               $1,000..          -   288         -   733
    Average per farm..........dollars..          -   466        -  1 124

Operators by principal occupation:
  Farming .............................              258             245
  Other ...............................              359             407
Operators by days worked off farm:
  Any .................................              357             422
   200 days or more ...................              258             301

Livestock and poultry:
  Cattle and calves inventory...farms..              494             533
                               number..           15 854          17 599
    Beef cows ..................farms..              453             482
                               number..            8 685           9 628
    Milk cows ..................farms..                6              13
                               number..               21              56
  Cattle and calves sold .......farms..              452             503
                               number..            8 106           9 335


  Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms..               34              34
                               number..            1 112           1 223
  Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms..               28              24
                               number..            1 547           1 915
  Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms..               75              69
                               number..            3 494           2 785
  Chickens 3 months old or
    older inventory.............farms..               58              82
                               number..            1 315           2 396
  Broilers and other meat-type
    chickens sold...............farms..                2               0
                               number..              (D)               0
Selected crops harvested:
  Corn for grain or seed .......farms..               16              21
                                acres..            1 131           1 824
                              bushels..           80 291         125 691

  Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms..               13              14
                                acres..              811           1 142
                              bushels..           55 232          67 304

  Wheat for grain ..............farms..               14              23
                                acres..              854           1 075
                              bushels..           24 361          20 905
  Rice..........................farms..                0               0
                                acres..                0               0
                                  cwt..                0               0
  Cotton .......................farms..                0               0
                                acres..                0               0
                                bales..                0               0

  Soybeans for beans ...........farms..                0               0
                                acres..                0               0
                              bushels..                0               0

  Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms..              198             221
                                acres..            6 959           6 994
                            tons, dry..           14 225          11 089
       @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.
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