1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BAXTER COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 492 433 Land in farms ..................acres.. 105 323 92 708 Average size of farm .......acres.. 214 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 555 174 562 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 081 821 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 983 20 888 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 198 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 358 317 acres.. 39 589 34 719 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 234 203 acres.. 9 354 8 062 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 62 14 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 046 22 652 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 776 52 315 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 244 189 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 802 22 463 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 140 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 17 $100,000 or more .................... 32 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 086 20 386 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 794 46 973 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 191 185 Other ............................... 301 248 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 308 247 200 days or more ................... 228 193 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 396 372 number.. 20 785 20 463 Beef cows ..................farms.. 342 320 number.. 9 465 8 230 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 12 number.. 265 242 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 400 364 number.. 19 296 21 392 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 21 number.. 588 2 126 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 22 number.. 539 3 808 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 21 number.. 507 475 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 8 number.. 994 102 968 000 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.. 227 198 acres.. 8 983 8 050 tons, dry.. 14 721 11 164 @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.