1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 111 1 051 Land in farms ..................acres.. 211 467 210 692 Average size of farm .......acres.. 190 200 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 290 554 169 136 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 425 787 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 431 22 210 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 276 219 50 to 179 acres ..................... 441 425 180 to 499 acres .................... 246 272 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 922 905 acres.. 120 064 124 835 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 700 695 acres.. 54 329 48 606 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 39 acres.. 3 268 3 282 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 059 18 994 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 955 18 072 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 721 3 278 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 338 15 716 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 397 316 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 233 207 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 184 216 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 178 176 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 46 $100,000 or more .................... 51 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 079 16 929 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 359 16 092 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 379 410 Other ............................... 732 641 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 733 649 200 days or more ................... 539 510 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 881 873 number.. 45 053 44 755 Beef cows ..................farms.. 762 745 number.. 21 665 21 372 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 63 number.. 2 348 3 973 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 847 851 number.. 26 457 21 932 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 34 number.. 264 834 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 27 number.. 628 1 239 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 9 number.. 136 100 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 42 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 130 bushels.. 0 7 150 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 6 acres.. 2 495 1 240 bushels.. 109 780 34 000 Rice..........................farms.. 8 20 acres.. 2 047 2 794 cwt.. 115 915 149 426 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 25 acres.. 11 280 7 763 bushels.. 303 623 222 458 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 664 655 acres.. 40 284 37 445 tons, dry.. 75 559 63 931 @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.