1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HEMPSTEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 752 717 Land in farms ..................acres.. 189 435 168 848 Average size of farm .......acres.. 252 235 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 270 114 213 032 Average per acre .........dollars.. 924 863 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 992 36 144 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 150 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 280 267 180 to 499 acres .................... 180 190 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 577 580 acres.. 89 581 83 871 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 464 449 acres.. 34 821 35 589 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 16 acres.. 859 302 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 142 070 116 985 Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 922 163 158 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 622 1 657 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 140 448 115 328 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 169 124 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 121 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 29 $100,000 or more .................... 190 194 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 119 885 96 797 Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 422 134 815 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 392 383 Other ............................... 360 334 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 401 359 200 days or more ................... 294 250 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 599 566 number.. 52 673 42 699 Beef cows ..................farms.. 541 533 number.. 30 289 25 107 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 20 number.. 464 339 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 594 555 number.. 28 119 21 334 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 32 number.. 45 055 31 444 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 29 number.. 107 368 84 599 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 22 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 38 number.. 1 438 997 2 776 008 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 152 151 number.. 49 315 878 45 374 534 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 18 acres.. 3 492 6 074 bushels.. 83 234 98 457 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 447 418 acres.. 30 675 27 502 tons, dry.. 72 620 62 595 @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.