1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 235 1 501 Land in farms ..................acres.. 275 638 305 235 Average size of farm .......acres.. 223 203 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 391 833 420 757 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 790 2 296 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 547 23 219 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 115 167 10 to 49 acres ...................... 405 478 50 to 179 acres ..................... 377 496 180 to 499 acres .................... 216 223 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 991 1 223 acres.. 191 060 199 398 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 746 924 acres.. 114 634 107 235 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 56 acres.. 167 299 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 914 41 762 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 603 27 823 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 967 12 351 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 947 29 411 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 504 637 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 233 282 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 202 215 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 182 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 43 $100,000 or more .................... 62 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 101 37 001 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 754 24 651 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 235 1 501 $1,000.. 53 2 730 Average per farm..........dollars.. 43 1 819 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 492 494 Other ............................... 743 1 007 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 756 1 023 200 days or more ................... 555 758 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 810 947 number.. 38 507 46 434 Beef cows ..................farms.. 700 813 number.. 15 894 21 269 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 40 number.. 1 834 1 649 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 745 920 number.. 20 125 33 708 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 36 number.. 242 1 535 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 20 number.. 509 1 658 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 55 number.. 995 2 728 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 74 122 number.. 10 426 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 58 acres.. 10 634 5 452 bushels.. 832 118 425 022 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 106 168 acres.. 37 034 22 448 bushels.. 1 631 954 1 099 933 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 109 236 acres.. 28 268 36 064 bushels.. 968 516 1 091 873 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 30 56 acres.. 6 228 6 355 bales.. 4 130 4 261 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 1 acres.. 247 (D) bushels.. 6 963 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 597 708 acres.. 30 828 36 137 tons, dry.. 63 175 64 317 @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. .