1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DREW COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 342 309 Land in farms ..................acres.. 122 552 110 260 Average size of farm .......acres.. 358 357 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 333 081 281 431 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 157 788 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 547 50 289 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 106 118 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 289 277 acres.. 93 855 84 385 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 247 242 acres.. 75 745 60 476 Irrigated land .................farms.. 116 93 acres.. 49 007 33 329 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 809 20 807 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 704 67 337 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 092 16 933 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 717 3 874 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 25 $100,000 or more .................... 81 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 023 15 169 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 395 49 091 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 175 169 Other ............................... 167 140 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 189 164 200 days or more ................... 132 111 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 188 177 number.. 9 936 7 454 Beef cows ..................farms.. 163 157 number.. 5 024 4 119 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 6 number.. 67 60 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 189 168 number.. 5 694 3 028 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 14 number.. 394 733 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 16 number.. 443 2 307 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 7 number.. 133 967 150 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 4 number.. 1 528 000 1 250 000 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 13 acres.. (D) 1 554 bushels.. (D) 92 771 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 15 acres.. 3 973 2 075 bushels.. 149 713 88 471 Rice..........................farms.. 57 58 acres.. 15 008 15 006 cwt.. 860 804 781 448 Cotton .......................farms.. 47 50 acres.. 22 714 15 172 bales.. 42 384 26 580 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 73 69 acres.. 28 404 20 854 bushels.. 754 115 621 839 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 127 140 acres.. 6 580 6 535 tons, dry.. 12 815 9 836 @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.