1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 974 1 117 Land in farms ..................acres.. 167 569 198 180 Average size of farm .......acres.. 172 177 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 397 687 442 311 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 552 2 698 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 171 19 200 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 243 315 10 to 49 acres ...................... 373 388 50 to 179 acres ..................... 214 249 180 to 499 acres .................... 98 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 686 734 acres.. 64 756 70 996 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 402 424 acres.. 27 765 33 416 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 77 acres.. 944 1 618 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 710 23 027 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 290 20 615 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 647 6 141 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 063 16 886 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 483 580 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 179 179 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 147 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 26 $100,000 or more .................... 40 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 055 24 070 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 537 21 549 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 974 1 117 $1,000.. 2 467 - 584 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 533 - 523 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 296 317 Other ............................... 678 800 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 661 814 200 days or more ................... 469 599 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 601 685 number.. 26 355 29 094 Beef cows ..................farms.. 478 522 number.. 11 527 10 940 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 31 number.. 1 342 2 380 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 523 613 number.. 16 153 25 664 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 51 number.. 1 024 2 024 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 38 number.. 1 708 2 853 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 33 number.. 501 484 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 60 85 number.. 2 487 3 419 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 8 acres.. (D) 644 bushels.. (D) 67 453 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 12 28 acres.. 6 971 6 279 bushels.. 149 951 241 179 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 39 acres.. 6 233 9 156 bushels.. 185 942 237 978 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 306 317 acres.. 13 533 15 971 tons, dry.. 26 015 27 080 @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. .