1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLUMBIA COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 313 320 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 683 57 253 Average size of farm .......acres.. 184 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 418 187 204 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 327 1 315 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 455 32 768 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 140 148 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 253 271 acres.. 26 114 26 447 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 202 230 acres.. 10 391 8 955 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 9 acres.. 213 254 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 862 28 581 Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 548 89 314 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 268 3 783 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 594 24 797 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 8 $100,000 or more .................... 58 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 525 23 750 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 498 74 217 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 146 143 Other ............................... 167 177 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 181 189 200 days or more ................... 125 134 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 233 227 number.. 15 717 14 005 Beef cows ..................farms.. 211 215 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 236 227 number.. 8 267 6 814 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 13 number.. 795 1 573 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 12 number.. 1 605 1 944 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 23 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 41 37 number.. 15 533 916 12 101 518 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.. 191 219 acres.. 10 119 8 651 tons, dry.. 24 335 21 047 @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.