1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CROSS COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 382 409 Land in farms ..................acres.. 343 634 324 539 Average size of farm .......acres.. 900 793 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 921 910 726 163 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 082 932 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 282 112 677 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 72 84 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 121 104 Total cropland .................farms.. 347 386 acres.. 317 066 299 667 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 327 370 acres.. 304 728 281 814 Irrigated land .................farms.. 256 285 acres.. 223 337 148 993 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 850 71 914 Average per farm .........dollars.. 269 240 175 828 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 101 269 70 977 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 581 936 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 46 $100,000 or more .................... 204 188 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 541 57 376 Average per farm .........dollars.. 187 281 139 942 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 286 308 Other ............................... 96 101 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 139 134 200 days or more ................... 91 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 70 64 number.. 5 399 3 623 Beef cows ..................farms.. 56 59 number.. 2 267 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 75 62 number.. 3 281 1 339 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 12 number.. 80 396 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 12 number.. 68 694 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 29 83 acres.. 4 401 15 120 bushels.. 307 611 1 049 110 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 141 205 acres.. 36 796 49 800 bushels.. 1 683 901 2 179 143 Rice..........................farms.. 230 265 acres.. 99 281 84 383 cwt.. 5 587 589 4 677 613 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 14 acres.. 4 431 3 260 bales.. 7 608 4 949 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 276 308 acres.. 183 842 163 607 bushels.. 5 640 908 5 330 714 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 29 42 acres.. 2 424 2 096 tons, dry.. 4 263 3 193 @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.