1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOWARD COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 656 658 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 020 105 721 Average size of farm .......acres.. 165 161 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 240 922 170 393 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 277 973 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 206 30 071 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 163 166 50 to 179 acres ..................... 302 280 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 486 508 acres.. 53 534 54 937 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 387 401 acres.. 20 853 19 491 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 21 acres.. 1 644 546 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 128 526 89 562 Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 924 136 112 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 551 433 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 127 975 89 129 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 53 $100,000 or more .................... 251 235 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 94 896 70 068 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 658 106 486 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 358 348 Other ............................... 298 310 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 361 380 200 days or more ................... 261 281 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 481 489 number.. 35 693 33 331 Beef cows ..................farms.. 450 459 number.. 21 432 19 181 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 14 number.. 33 284 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 493 482 number.. 21 166 15 764 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 41 number.. 78 348 51 719 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 38 number.. 344 741 152 961 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 50 49 number.. 774 642 744 209 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 228 221 number.. 43 241 100 40 637 756 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.. 379 386 acres.. 20 651 19 349 tons, dry.. 48 355 49 198 @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.