1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DESHA COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 302 324 Land in farms ..................acres.. 275 954 262 021 Average size of farm .......acres.. 914 809 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 797 799 608 674 Average per acre .........dollars.. 930 763 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 531 142 370 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 49 62 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 106 96 Total cropland .................farms.. 282 309 acres.. 257 230 243 901 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 268 297 acres.. 243 155 219 666 Irrigated land .................farms.. 222 223 acres.. 159 403 120 256 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 100 873 71 983 Average per farm .........dollars.. 334 018 222 169 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 93 727 70 054 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 147 1 929 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 21 $100,000 or more .................... 184 181 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 886 51 984 Average per farm .........dollars.. 218 167 160 940 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 245 258 Other ............................... 57 66 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 77 99 200 days or more ................... 57 53 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 30 42 number.. 2 648 2 874 Beef cows ..................farms.. 24 28 number.. 1 096 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 30 39 number.. 1 855 1 080 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 79 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 187 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 23 73 acres.. 2 803 12 571 bushels.. 202 860 992 154 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 78 82 acres.. 18 378 16 797 bushels.. 829 886 635 265 Rice..........................farms.. 140 156 acres.. 43 888 43 397 cwt.. 2 491 088 2 466 848 Cotton .......................farms.. 157 170 acres.. 78 278 61 661 bales.. 150 340 117 058 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 225 230 acres.. 111 363 92 809 bushels.. 3 267 686 2 882 026 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 16 12 acres.. 1 112 853 tons, dry.. 2 213 1 175 @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.