1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GARLAND COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 360 371 Land in farms ..................acres.. 43 471 42 794 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 115 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 262 149 111 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 816 1 238 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 776 15 230 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 157 172 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 257 264 acres.. 20 524 20 559 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 170 178 acres.. 6 923 5 686 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 11 acres.. 80 35 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 478 8 269 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 772 22 287 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 593 1 262 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 885 7 007 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 140 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 13 $100,000 or more .................... 20 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 562 7 190 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 560 19 327 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 121 107 Other ............................... 239 264 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 227 234 200 days or more ................... 172 169 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 267 281 number.. 9 496 9 510 Beef cows ..................farms.. 232 250 number.. 5 491 5 358 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 15 number.. 265 264 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 256 265 number.. 4 761 4 360 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 16 number.. (D) 1 544 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 11 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 25 33 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 24 number.. (D) 437 703 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 154 162 acres.. 6 876 5 734 tons, dry.. 12 648 9 857 @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.