1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOT SPRING COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 447 419 Land in farms ..................acres.. 75 305 78 498 Average size of farm .......acres.. 168 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 190 402 166 432 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 083 900 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 759 19 610 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 91 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 211 191 180 to 499 acres .................... 100 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 356 349 acres.. 37 106 40 468 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 257 276 acres.. 15 300 15 542 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 9 acres.. 1 101 1 081 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 135 9 586 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 673 22 879 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 993 1 235 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 141 8 351 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 119 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 12 $100,000 or more .................... 20 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 190 6 999 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 560 16 704 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 185 172 Other ............................... 262 247 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 274 238 200 days or more ................... 189 186 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 366 330 number.. 17 830 15 109 Beef cows ..................farms.. 332 295 number.. 9 491 7 520 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 17 number.. 203 580 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 348 329 number.. 9 290 7 957 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 11 number.. 63 330 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 10 number.. 66 349 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 5 number.. 58 180 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 27 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 1 047 cwt.. (D) 53 322 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 9 acres.. 2 467 2 438 bushels.. 55 015 66 678 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 239 259 acres.. 11 244 11 780 tons, dry.. 23 513 25 005 @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.