1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 45 142 43 937 Land in farms ..................acres.. 14 364 955 14 127 711 Average size of farm .......acres.. 318 322 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 360 114 282 389 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 151 880 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 619 44 601 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 686 1 727 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 186 8 295 50 to 179 acres ..................... 16 450 15 771 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 437 10 719 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 049 4 188 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 334 3 237 Total cropland .................farms.. 37 205 37 408 acres.. 10 062 289 10 064 948 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 30 125 30 441 acres.. 7 665 490 7 295 095 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 593 6 682 acres.. 3 717 217 2 701 651 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 479 692 4 159 505 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 388 94 670 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 188 026 1 714 842 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 291 665 2 444 663 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 11 029 9 566 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 901 6 405 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 723 6 844 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 071 6 071 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 408 2 717 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 978 2 614 $100,000 or more .................... 10 032 9 720 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 161 029 3 245 341 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 183 73 865 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 22 300 23 273 Other ............................... 22 842 20 664 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 24 906 22 755 200 days or more ................... 17 855 16 181 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 30 369 29 162 number.. 1 770 248 1 632 666 Beef cows ..................farms.. 26 981 26 011 number.. 927 357 826 306 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 193 1 688 number.. 49 012 64 427 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 29 903 28 545 number.. 978 007 817 838 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 247 1 883 number.. 858 741 725 497 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 019 1 666 number.. 2 762 914 2 016 536 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 400 420 number.. 8 284 12 006 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 835 2 123 number.. 20 213 603 22 115 272 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 650 3 666 number.. 1 003 161 769 862 403 824 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 875 2 343 acres.. 130 948 344 936 bushels.. 8 988 578 23 339 497 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 361 4 134 acres.. 763 388 815 096 bushels.. 35 361 702 35 234 257 Rice..........................farms.. 4 207 4 924 acres.. 1 384 969 1 363 237 cwt.. 78 882 488 75 410 027 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 730 2 279 acres.. 962 272 947 973 bales.. 1 621 344 1 574 664 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 889 7 604 acres.. 3 571 342 3 164 168 bushels.. 103 074 994 99 219 546 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 22 201 21 542 acres.. 1 232 771 1 111 909 tons, dry.. 2 396 515 2 106 936 @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.