1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 362 351 Land in farms ..................acres.. 288 655 281 864 Average size of farm .......acres.. 797 803 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 761 166 615 185 Average per acre .........dollars.. 976 802 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 817 125 930 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 94 105 Total cropland .................farms.. 308 314 acres.. 258 344 256 926 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 265 283 acres.. 238 625 228 802 Irrigated land .................farms.. 161 161 acres.. 146 774 79 624 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 95 248 74 880 Average per farm .........dollars.. 263 117 213 332 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 80 990 70 967 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 259 3 913 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 19 $100,000 or more .................... 146 155 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 025 53 518 Average per farm .........dollars.. 187 916 152 474 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 218 236 Other ............................... 144 115 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 165 130 200 days or more ................... 107 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 108 89 number.. 5 667 3 444 Beef cows ..................farms.. 99 85 number.. 2 711 2 013 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 102 88 number.. 4 689 1 805 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 9 number.. 250 687 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 7 number.. 86 203 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. 36 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 7 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 7 number.. 3 508 400 1 968 000 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 25 acres.. 1 103 3 543 bushels.. 81 740 258 801 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 82 75 acres.. 21 790 16 670 bushels.. 966 472 718 981 Rice..........................farms.. 99 126 acres.. 51 084 44 279 cwt.. 2 879 208 2 392 063 Cotton .......................farms.. 97 141 acres.. 56 256 70 717 bales.. 92 460 116 898 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 186 210 acres.. 116 618 99 945 bushels.. 3 206 990 3 334 585 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 58 62 acres.. 3 234 2 701 tons, dry.. 7 024 4 649 @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.