1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 407 1 235 Land in farms ..................acres.. 270 434 275 638 Average size of farm .......acres.. 192 223 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 447 347 391 833 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 440 1 790 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 630 24 547 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 140 115 10 to 49 acres ...................... 549 405 50 to 179 acres ..................... 431 377 180 to 499 acres .................... 170 216 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 095 991 acres.. 190 161 191 060 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 783 746 acres.. 122 000 114 634 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 38 acres.. 403 167 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 996 27 914 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 162 22 603 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 432 15 967 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 564 11 947 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 660 504 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 223 233 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 239 202 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 136 154 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 35 $100,000 or more .................... 58 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 800 28 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 891 22 754 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 485 492 Other ............................... 922 743 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 931 756 200 days or more ................... 678 555 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 999 810 number.. 41 218 38 507 Beef cows ..................farms.. 820 700 number.. 17 105 15 894 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 38 number.. 1 274 1 834 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 891 745 number.. 22 204 20 125 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 33 number.. 301 242 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 26 number.. 678 509 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 45 number.. 695 995 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 53 74 number.. 1 080 10 426 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 44 54 acres.. 18 928 10 634 bushels.. 1 738 004 832 118 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 91 106 acres.. 29 231 37 034 bushels.. 1 711 150 1 631 954 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 108 109 acres.. 33 165 28 268 bushels.. 1 161 864 968 516 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 21 30 acres.. 6 478 6 228 bales.. 5 357 4 130 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 5 acres.. 1 781 247 bushels.. 57 424 6 963 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 643 597 acres.. 34 494 30 828 tons, dry.. 63 574 63 175 @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.