1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 768 656 Land in farms ..................acres.. 148 862 123 756 Average size of farm .......acres.. 194 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 460 759 307 121 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 288 1 947 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 232 23 930 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 180 129 10 to 49 acres ...................... 239 219 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 179 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 518 490 acres.. 75 289 67 510 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 304 320 acres.. 38 635 34 309 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 48 acres.. 1 407 430 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 279 15 604 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 009 23 786 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 276 10 668 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 003 4 936 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 381 301 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 111 122 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 94 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 16 $100,000 or more .................... 37 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 531 13 504 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 524 20 617 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 245 229 Other ............................... 523 427 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 468 414 200 days or more ................... 347 305 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 440 349 number.. 14 798 12 822 Beef cows ..................farms.. 335 300 number.. 7 313 6 314 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 17 number.. 305 469 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 382 329 number.. 8 342 6 547 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 22 number.. 615 291 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 21 number.. 817 1 500 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 20 number.. 593 273 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 29 number.. 1 167 926 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 20 acres.. 4 291 2 975 bushels.. 347 771 152 480 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 21 acres.. 5 161 10 688 bushels.. 234 304 363 251 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 24 acres.. 9 999 5 107 bushels.. 354 033 149 982 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 114 (D) bales.. 103 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 4 acres.. 3 143 422 bushels.. 106 440 12 496 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 199 220 acres.. 15 105 13 643 tons, dry.. 27 888 19 883 @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.