1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLARK COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 376 356 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 301 98 919 Average size of farm .......acres.. 256 278 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 252 290 158 790 Average per acre .........dollars.. 965 581 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 624 27 123 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 147 143 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 306 288 acres.. 50 509 55 160 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 233 242 acres.. 25 623 28 169 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 16 acres.. 1 954 2 032 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 725 11 163 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 801 31 358 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 875 3 660 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 850 7 503 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 25 $100,000 or more .................... 36 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 795 9 583 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 349 26 842 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 154 146 Other ............................... 222 210 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 232 214 200 days or more ................... 164 155 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 277 275 number.. 17 228 14 937 Beef cows ..................farms.. 244 256 number.. 8 860 7 986 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 8 number.. 497 701 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 277 270 number.. 9 788 7 357 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 19 number.. 6 008 3 040 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 18 number.. 28 674 8 730 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 17 number.. 182 094 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 2 number.. 3 185 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 10 acres.. (D) 1 052 bushels.. 15 140 65 648 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 6 acres.. 925 381 bushels.. 24 989 9 530 Rice..........................farms.. 5 7 acres.. 1 179 1 884 cwt.. 47 450 87 759 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 28 40 acres.. 10 012 13 174 bushels.. 230 773 374 900 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 207 204 acres.. 12 405 9 407 tons, dry.. 25 728 17 820 @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.