1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ARKANSAS COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 518 490 Land in farms ..................acres.. 426 363 411 473 Average size of farm .......acres.. 823 840 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 896 468 784 955 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 136 983 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 599 152 589 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 134 140 1,000 acres or more ................. 169 164 Total cropland .................farms.. 474 469 acres.. 375 526 357 491 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 444 451 acres.. 359 150 335 860 Irrigated land .................farms.. 403 426 acres.. 308 540 272 596 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 142 405 107 603 Average per farm .........dollars.. 274 913 219 597 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 141 534 105 104 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 871 2 499 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 48 $100,000 or more .................... 329 320 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 931 71 415 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 343 145 744 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 406 425 Other ............................... 112 65 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 147 134 200 days or more ................... 80 60 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 73 62 number.. 3 102 2 751 Beef cows ..................farms.. 67 59 number.. 1 872 1 674 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 68 59 number.. 1 141 1 188 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 5 number.. 215 290 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 6 number.. 203 250 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 5 number.. 165 68 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 15 84 acres.. 2 668 8 382 bushels.. 177 396 689 510 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 326 310 acres.. 86 794 57 446 bushels.. 4 836 985 3 255 356 Rice..........................farms.. 367 401 acres.. 122 744 120 115 cwt.. 7 631 555 7 320 628 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 2 080 712 bales.. 3 841 663 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 392 405 acres.. 210 429 182 189 bushels.. 7 734 272 6 694 704 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 49 32 acres.. 2 276 1 438 tons, dry.. 5 323 3 600 @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.