1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLEBURNE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 710 653 Land in farms ..................acres.. 117 435 108 046 Average size of farm .......acres.. 165 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 086 147 237 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 167 877 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 185 24 787 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 152 153 50 to 179 acres ..................... 332 276 180 to 499 acres .................... 170 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 598 548 acres.. 54 952 51 177 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 477 424 acres.. 21 679 18 801 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 9 acres.. 274 79 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 486 35 870 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 474 54 931 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 664 469 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 822 35 401 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 217 166 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 120 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 117 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 39 $100,000 or more .................... 113 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 378 29 975 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 645 45 904 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 311 327 Other ............................... 399 326 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 430 350 200 days or more ................... 314 245 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 536 525 number.. 25 431 26 813 Beef cows ..................farms.. 477 469 number.. 13 585 12 483 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 34 number.. 1 065 1 569 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 540 507 number.. 14 376 11 690 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 40 number.. (D) 2 001 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 28 number.. (D) 5 300 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 7 number.. 285 488 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 30 number.. (D) 59 687 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 118 138 number.. 20 112 955 19 303 150 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 463 417 acres.. 21 663 18 664 tons, dry.. 39 885 35 761 @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.