1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 044 950 Land in farms ..................acres.. 283 126 263 182 Average size of farm .......acres.. 271 277 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 599 195 109 Average per acre .........dollars.. 914 718 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 801 28 950 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 186 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 411 358 180 to 499 acres .................... 264 280 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 820 791 acres.. 154 375 150 168 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 617 606 acres.. 87 707 85 492 Irrigated land .................farms.. 59 53 acres.. 15 398 7 629 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 510 54 545 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 454 57 415 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 039 10 682 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 471 43 863 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 283 254 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 205 163 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 188 172 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 174 155 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 35 $100,000 or more .................... 108 116 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 460 43 430 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 954 45 715 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 437 444 Other ............................... 607 506 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 675 556 200 days or more ................... 469 404 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 850 772 number.. 46 926 42 169 Beef cows ..................farms.. 770 720 number.. 26 468 23 202 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 26 number.. 214 478 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 851 761 number.. 24 067 19 889 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 54 number.. 1 974 2 907 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 47 number.. 2 334 8 055 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 9 number.. 41 173 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 39 35 number.. 283 418 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 48 45 number.. 15 240 264 11 648 857 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 42 65 acres.. 4 202 9 395 bushels.. 248 595 594 735 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 55 72 acres.. 8 837 14 888 bushels.. 379 356 625 496 Rice..........................farms.. 33 41 acres.. 7 208 6 828 cwt.. 416 823 360 346 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 91 112 acres.. 35 021 36 959 bushels.. 784 719 1 012 741 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 547 533 acres.. 32 268 27 383 tons, dry.. 61 910 50 329 @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.