1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 782 1 529 Land in farms ..................acres.. 362 712 365 618 Average size of farm .......acres.. 204 239 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 486 237 417 401 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 252 1 648 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 842 26 058 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 272 182 10 to 49 acres ...................... 666 507 50 to 179 acres ..................... 475 451 180 to 499 acres .................... 216 238 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 321 1 174 acres.. 197 573 199 439 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 968 839 acres.. 114 788 106 344 Irrigated land .................farms.. 74 51 acres.. 773 998 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 547 43 778 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 049 28 632 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 885 13 012 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 662 30 766 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 786 573 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 305 282 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 250 227 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 205 228 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 54 $100,000 or more .................... 67 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 206 42 932 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 051 28 060 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 540 552 Other ............................... 1 242 977 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 268 980 200 days or more ................... 910 696 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 232 1 051 number.. 59 746 48 314 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 023 888 number.. 28 934 24 677 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 30 number.. 428 560 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 125 966 number.. 36 567 27 687 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 51 number.. (D) 2 699 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 36 number.. (D) 4 710 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 42 number.. 1 889 4 172 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 88 62 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 23 acres.. 6 529 5 701 bushels.. 593 750 405 987 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 76 118 acres.. 16 159 24 780 bushels.. 929 643 1 067 859 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 165 140 acres.. 45 215 28 384 bushels.. 1 487 576 907 728 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 26 acres.. 1 303 5 852 bales.. 963 3 917 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 7 acres.. 796 656 bushels.. 24 395 14 965 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 837 697 acres.. 43 958 36 936 tons, dry.. 95 421 85 184 @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.