1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAY COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 611 622 Land in farms ..................acres.. 323 578 313 573 Average size of farm .......acres.. 530 504 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 676 471 457 185 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 351 931 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 280 79 985 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 133 180 to 499 acres .................... 122 150 500 to 999 acres .................... 115 129 1,000 acres or more ................. 109 96 Total cropland .................farms.. 557 577 acres.. 296 145 290 661 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 515 547 acres.. 276 775 257 422 Irrigated land .................farms.. 297 288 acres.. 176 079 126 600 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 88 096 65 793 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 183 105 776 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 86 356 62 666 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 739 3 127 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 78 $100,000 or more .................... 231 208 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 123 45 467 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 071 73 098 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 374 420 Other ............................... 237 202 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 273 235 200 days or more ................... 186 155 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 181 159 number.. 7 466 6 053 Beef cows ..................farms.. 162 140 number.. (D) 2 927 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 17 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 177 159 number.. 3 999 3 976 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 20 number.. 286 1 198 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 22 number.. 300 1 429 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 32 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 87 262 acres.. 9 272 31 803 bushels.. 630 094 2 015 772 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 193 255 acres.. 26 608 29 941 bushels.. 1 174 629 1 290 971 Rice..........................farms.. 213 239 acres.. 69 785 68 167 cwt.. 3 930 110 3 507 488 Cotton .......................farms.. 61 76 acres.. 28 331 21 787 bales.. 42 771 31 928 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 392 418 acres.. 132 982 110 198 bushels.. 3 791 972 3 480 503 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 136 110 acres.. 5 603 4 438 tons, dry.. 7 563 6 499 @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.