1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CRAWFORD COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 806 792 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 811 145 744 Average size of farm .......acres.. 172 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 518 239 294 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 617 1 331 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 241 25 461 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 240 225 50 to 179 acres ..................... 316 305 180 to 499 acres .................... 141 150 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 641 643 acres.. 78 007 85 315 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 484 473 acres.. 45 174 45 081 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 42 acres.. 4 006 5 405 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 016 47 548 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 461 60 035 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 486 7 822 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 529 39 726 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 233 245 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 166 150 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 142 147 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 24 $100,000 or more .................... 115 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 711 38 411 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 269 48 499 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 325 353 Other ............................... 481 439 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 479 436 200 days or more ................... 357 335 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 617 592 number.. 30 438 29 863 Beef cows ..................farms.. 545 540 number.. 15 991 13 737 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 21 number.. 810 698 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 594 572 number.. 22 170 15 074 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 31 number.. 246 581 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 29 number.. 322 1 142 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 15 number.. 381 682 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 44 number.. 148 420 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 63 63 number.. 15 173 915 13 651 929 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 460 bushels.. 0 14 636 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 27 acres.. 3 853 3 457 bushels.. 148 638 116 164 Rice..........................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 39 43 acres.. 17 595 20 443 bushels.. 438 857 533 590 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 421 408 acres.. 24 122 20 758 tons, dry.. 47 638 39 519 @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.