1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CONWAY COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 729 704 Land in farms ..................acres.. 162 732 167 572 Average size of farm .......acres.. 223 238 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 836 204 181 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 099 839 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 856 34 864 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 128 50 to 179 acres ..................... 340 288 180 to 499 acres .................... 188 194 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 606 597 acres.. 96 363 103 196 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 517 493 acres.. 59 490 60 810 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 38 acres.. 6 744 7 188 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 83 395 63 204 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 397 89 778 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 538 6 726 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 77 857 56 478 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 165 176 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 132 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 46 $100,000 or more .................... 184 174 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 64 647 47 019 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 678 66 694 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 362 375 Other ............................... 367 329 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 389 343 200 days or more ................... 274 254 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 595 549 number.. 33 992 30 967 Beef cows ..................farms.. 504 464 number.. 15 652 13 824 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 54 number.. 3 312 3 872 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 578 535 number.. 16 152 15 513 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 40 number.. 57 449 37 006 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 32 number.. 123 109 95 390 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 8 number.. 350 241 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 133 132 number.. 27 073 568 21 810 976 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 337 bushels.. 0 22 040 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 24 acres.. 7 190 9 233 bushels.. 269 314 327 290 Rice..........................farms.. 3 9 acres.. (D) 1 884 cwt.. (D) 90 371 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 28 29 acres.. 21 204 22 275 bushels.. 465 377 577 444 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 489 456 acres.. 33 053 30 720 tons, dry.. 70 222 61 211 @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.