1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 461 450 Land in farms ..................acres.. 335 099 367 969 Average size of farm .......acres.. 727 818 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 629 413 581 155 Average per acre .........dollars.. 966 750 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 745 91 751 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 107 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 103 124 Total cropland .................farms.. 429 417 acres.. 294 515 337 168 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 401 399 acres.. 276 269 298 424 Irrigated land .................farms.. 277 283 acres.. 154 802 120 613 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 80 192 65 321 Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 952 145 157 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 77 994 63 342 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 198 1 979 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 58 $100,000 or more .................... 195 187 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 739 50 532 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 739 112 045 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 299 323 Other ............................... 162 127 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 200 176 200 days or more ................... 132 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 113 85 number.. 4 174 3 690 Beef cows ..................farms.. 102 78 number.. 2 355 1 905 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 7 number.. 0 26 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 105 82 number.. 1 943 1 513 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 21 number.. 287 2 072 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 19 number.. 487 4 741 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 43 125 acres.. 5 216 21 012 bushels.. 228 755 1 050 765 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 160 194 acres.. 38 346 49 776 bushels.. 1 651 228 1 856 952 Rice..........................farms.. 257 274 acres.. 84 704 85 250 cwt.. 4 614 882 4 708 028 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 1 151 490 bales.. 1 674 359 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 317 318 acres.. 165 337 166 999 bushels.. 4 033 616 4 525 289 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 68 52 acres.. 2 915 2 959 tons, dry.. 4 087 5 789 @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.