1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 783 727 Land in farms ..................acres.. 171 391 168 755 Average size of farm .......acres.. 219 232 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 283 441 203 610 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 357 919 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 499 27 437 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 153 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 343 296 180 to 499 acres .................... 192 201 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 647 598 acres.. 86 214 93 358 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 522 501 acres.. 39 080 38 980 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 33 acres.. 310 1 446 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 99 719 81 777 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 355 112 486 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 731 1 631 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 97 988 80 146 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 166 159 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 122 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 161 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 120 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 36 $100,000 or more .................... 128 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 89 183 65 144 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 044 89 484 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 355 403 Other ............................... 428 324 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 462 396 200 days or more ................... 324 262 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 645 594 number.. 43 613 42 644 Beef cows ..................farms.. 557 508 number.. 21 014 19 857 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 43 number.. 1 525 2 582 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 651 585 number.. 34 839 22 691 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 22 number.. (D) 2 937 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 14 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 134 32 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 31 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 57 48 number.. 16 474 427 11 861 587 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 391 bushels.. (D) 15 518 Rice..........................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 8 acres.. 2 298 2 237 bushels.. 47 225 59 993 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 500 475 acres.. 35 859 36 284 tons, dry.. 58 769 64 344 @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.