1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 656 927 Land in farms ..................acres.. 123 756 147 155 Average size of farm .......acres.. 189 159 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 307 121 415 872 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 947 2 513 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 930 18 362 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 129 228 10 to 49 acres ...................... 219 299 50 to 179 acres ..................... 179 229 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 490 596 acres.. 67 510 74 202 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 320 354 acres.. 34 309 29 157 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 61 acres.. 430 1 915 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 604 15 200 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 786 16 397 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 668 8 170 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 936 7 030 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 301 521 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 122 137 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 117 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 16 $100,000 or more .................... 30 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 504 13 985 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 617 15 086 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 655 927 $1,000.. 1 944 335 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 967 361 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 229 227 Other ............................... 427 700 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 414 670 200 days or more ................... 305 506 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 349 524 number.. 12 822 18 040 Beef cows ..................farms.. 300 419 number.. 6 314 8 411 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 24 number.. 469 493 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 329 487 number.. 6 547 12 146 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 45 number.. 291 1 608 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 40 number.. 1 500 1 835 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 25 number.. 273 437 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 64 number.. 926 2 204 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 20 acres.. 2 975 3 684 bushels.. 152 480 272 787 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 21 31 acres.. 10 688 4 920 bushels.. 363 251 259 494 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 44 acres.. 5 107 6 743 bushels.. 149 982 217 323 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 360 bales.. (D) 233 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 2 acres.. 422 (D) bushels.. 12 496 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 220 219 acres.. 13 643 11 263 tons, dry.. 19 883 15 071 @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. .