1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREENE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 733 739 Land in farms ..................acres.. 262 827 251 710 Average size of farm .......acres.. 359 341 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 393 912 308 689 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 184 905 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 838 58 906 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 139 50 to 179 acres ..................... 253 228 180 to 499 acres .................... 144 168 500 to 999 acres .................... 96 115 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 62 Total cropland .................farms.. 636 673 acres.. 229 540 221 860 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 548 618 acres.. 205 163 193 579 Irrigated land .................farms.. 258 304 acres.. 116 388 86 621 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 989 50 689 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 297 68 591 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 59 873 45 688 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 116 5 001 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 142 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 100 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 86 $100,000 or more .................... 172 170 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 713 35 902 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 381 48 582 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 381 422 Other ............................... 352 317 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 367 339 200 days or more ................... 289 245 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 294 224 number.. 8 660 6 167 Beef cows ..................farms.. 260 196 number.. 4 606 2 852 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 8 number.. 262 481 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 283 211 number.. 4 353 2 599 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 35 number.. 470 2 532 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 32 number.. 732 6 276 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 7 number.. 114 116 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 19 number.. (D) 312 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 71 232 acres.. 6 673 21 804 bushels.. 406 471 1 347 714 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 133 192 acres.. 11 239 15 119 bushels.. 455 432 610 960 Rice..........................farms.. 203 264 acres.. 56 341 58 291 cwt.. 3 166 213 3 143 387 Cotton .......................farms.. 69 85 acres.. 22 429 18 384 bales.. 30 466 22 676 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 346 429 acres.. 99 706 80 604 bushels.. 2 520 310 2 394 182 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 197 183 acres.. 7 404 5 076 tons, dry.. 13 737 8 346 @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.