1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 048 974 Land in farms ..................acres.. 184 081 167 569 Average size of farm .......acres.. 176 172 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 387 313 397 687 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 298 2 552 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 225 20 171 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 282 243 10 to 49 acres ...................... 353 373 50 to 179 acres ..................... 236 214 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 98 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 714 686 acres.. 70 233 64 756 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 436 402 acres.. 35 278 27 765 Irrigated land .................farms.. 85 62 acres.. 673 944 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 870 21 710 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 914 22 290 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 547 9 647 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 323 12 063 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 543 483 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 170 179 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 16 $100,000 or more .................... 36 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 640 18 055 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 787 18 537 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 346 296 Other ............................... 702 678 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 660 661 200 days or more ................... 449 469 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 641 601 number.. 26 806 26 355 Beef cows ..................farms.. 489 478 number.. 11 801 11 527 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 34 number.. 828 1 342 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 554 523 number.. 16 018 16 153 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 40 number.. 455 1 024 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 33 number.. 740 1 708 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 38 number.. 381 501 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 49 60 number.. 1 418 2 487 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 14 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 1 acres.. 417 (D) bushels.. 33 908 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 16 12 acres.. 5 037 6 971 bushels.. 298 448 149 951 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 41 29 acres.. 12 796 6 233 bushels.. 402 863 185 942 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 336 306 acres.. 16 208 13 533 tons, dry.. 35 426 26 015 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.