1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FULTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 737 716 Land in farms ..................acres.. 227 794 223 889 Average size of farm .......acres.. 309 313 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 237 542 146 955 Average per acre .........dollars.. 735 458 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 737 16 578 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 251 233 180 to 499 acres .................... 271 271 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 584 538 acres.. 92 098 76 557 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 375 348 acres.. 20 326 15 569 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 120 204 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 186 14 022 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 605 19 584 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 633 351 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 553 13 671 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 188 149 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 141 153 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 150 138 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 140 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 38 $100,000 or more .................... 39 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 650 11 020 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 165 15 390 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 307 308 Other ............................... 430 408 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 450 405 200 days or more ................... 326 300 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 638 634 number.. 40 355 38 218 Beef cows ..................farms.. 542 517 number.. 17 088 14 958 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 50 number.. 2 393 2 882 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 635 631 number.. 23 713 19 124 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 49 number.. 731 2 429 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 50 number.. 1 866 6 858 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 45 104 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 51 number.. (D) 1 015 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 361 337 acres.. 18 012 14 740 tons, dry.. 29 000 23 032 @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.