1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 IZARD COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 703 651 Land in farms ..................acres.. 187 863 183 895 Average size of farm .......acres.. 267 282 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 196 946 132 688 Average per acre .........dollars.. 735 491 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 643 20 359 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 242 216 180 to 499 acres .................... 248 248 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 546 513 acres.. 80 112 75 584 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 363 340 acres.. 16 996 13 822 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 3 acres.. 264 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 980 22 493 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 801 34 551 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 422 271 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 558 22 222 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 192 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 154 128 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 144 142 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 15 $100,000 or more .................... 41 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 877 18 947 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 810 29 105 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 291 272 Other ............................... 412 379 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 456 418 200 days or more ................... 346 295 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 592 578 number.. 29 427 26 777 Beef cows ..................farms.. 538 512 number.. 15 578 14 201 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 31 number.. 791 1 056 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 595 565 number.. 15 642 13 723 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 27 number.. (D) 4 156 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 28 number.. (D) 14 365 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 5 number.. 179 109 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 22 number.. (D) 79 117 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 36 43 number.. 11 213 317 9 612 564 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 2 acres.. 130 (D) bushels.. 4 650 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 349 331 acres.. 16 682 13 666 tons, dry.. 27 074 23 849 @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.