1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CRITTENDEN COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 259 290 Land in farms ..................acres.. 319 824 326 808 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 235 1 127 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 239 075 921 593 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 059 883 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 463 137 386 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 43 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 115 123 Total cropland .................farms.. 247 285 acres.. 304 202 314 582 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 246 278 acres.. 292 366 298 663 Irrigated land .................farms.. 130 120 acres.. 95 840 54 697 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 402 78 769 Average per farm .........dollars.. 318 153 271 616 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 82 148 78 385 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 254 384 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 17 $100,000 or more .................... 159 168 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 915 59 903 Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 917 206 562 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 200 226 Other ............................... 59 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 75 115 200 days or more ................... 53 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 21 19 number.. 1 224 1 739 Beef cows ..................farms.. 20 19 number.. 975 1 243 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 18 19 number.. 615 395 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 672 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 335 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 30 92 acres.. 6 190 15 570 bushels.. 506 742 1 145 872 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 148 acres.. 32 821 51 799 bushels.. 1 448 411 2 194 467 Rice..........................farms.. 77 91 acres.. 23 885 23 887 cwt.. 1 273 880 1 243 551 Cotton .......................farms.. 80 110 acres.. 45 862 57 033 bales.. 77 786 91 004 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 219 228 acres.. 202 631 177 003 bushels.. 5 512 708 5 746 796 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 13 15 acres.. 1 329 940 tons, dry.. 2 318 2 126 @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.