1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DALLAS COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 121 108 Land in farms ..................acres.. 23 228 20 589 Average size of farm .......acres.. 192 191 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 601 161 492 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 017 873 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 423 21 224 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 95 96 acres.. 9 109 10 599 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 76 78 acres.. 3 864 3 384 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 4 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 950 1 194 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 119 11 060 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 648 247 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 302 948 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 9 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 3 $100,000 or more .................... 3 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 700 1 326 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 046 12 274 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 41 43 Other ............................... 80 65 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 79 48 200 days or more ................... 62 41 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 91 90 number.. 3 206 3 095 Beef cows ..................farms.. 77 83 number.. (D) 1 872 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 11 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 92 86 number.. 1 951 1 330 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. 157 299 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 6 number.. 256 419 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 8 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 76 acres.. 3 839 3 109 tons, dry.. 8 821 6 191 @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.