1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLEVELAND COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 222 223 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 824 34 115 Average size of farm .......acres.. 148 153 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 016 132 590 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 381 1 025 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 799 25 221 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 90 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 172 183 acres.. 13 609 14 750 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 128 125 acres.. 6 448 4 369 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 9 acres.. 27 35 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 722 26 895 Average per farm .........dollars.. 228 476 120 604 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 153 334 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 569 26 561 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 6 $100,000 or more .................... 63 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 048 21 886 Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 405 98 143 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 102 110 Other ............................... 120 113 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 129 127 200 days or more ................... 105 93 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 159 169 number.. 8 334 8 381 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 150 number.. (D) 4 488 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 92 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 164 163 number.. 4 649 3 668 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 15 number.. (D) 1 289 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 12 number.. (D) 2 787 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 45 37 number.. 20 022 762 12 634 736 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 123 110 acres.. 6 375 4 214 tons, dry.. 13 977 10 179 @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.