1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 754 781 Land in farms ..................acres.. 363 253 350 402 Average size of farm .......acres.. 482 449 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 611 584 452 962 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 365 1 040 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 410 86 768 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 129 120 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 193 180 to 499 acres .................... 164 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 144 188 1,000 acres or more ................. 111 94 Total cropland .................farms.. 696 746 acres.. 335 232 328 235 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 647 701 acres.. 317 946 296 331 Irrigated land .................farms.. 444 428 acres.. 221 658 155 793 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 122 723 92 654 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 763 118 635 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 120 643 89 406 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 081 3 248 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 84 $100,000 or more .................... 312 303 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 76 440 61 041 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 380 78 257 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 481 521 Other ............................... 273 260 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 293 306 200 days or more ................... 203 223 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 179 170 number.. 5 308 7 235 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 151 number.. (D) 3 866 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 108 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 180 160 number.. 2 513 4 227 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 16 number.. 1 190 1 778 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 17 number.. 2 076 4 215 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 10 number.. 107 131 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 13 number.. 44 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 45 113 acres.. 3 373 9 748 bushels.. 220 318 645 297 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 123 148 acres.. 14 021 13 532 bushels.. 627 025 516 645 Rice..........................farms.. 277 312 acres.. 82 248 79 486 cwt.. 4 813 017 4 421 998 Cotton .......................farms.. 196 232 acres.. 107 622 83 612 bales.. 169 748 132 533 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 410 497 acres.. 111 719 109 712 bushels.. 3 168 500 3 346 781 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 140 acres.. 4 259 6 001 tons, dry.. 6 726 10 493 @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.