1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JOHNSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 606 568 Land in farms ..................acres.. 114 579 108 913 Average size of farm .......acres.. 189 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 264 164 185 180 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 370 1 004 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 653 25 394 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 125 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 272 232 180 to 499 acres .................... 150 158 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 513 488 acres.. 65 605 65 910 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 426 383 acres.. 31 757 27 193 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 22 acres.. 1 611 666 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 274 61 871 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 766 108 928 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 076 1 551 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 79 199 60 320 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 173 138 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 113 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 18 $100,000 or more .................... 112 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 446 50 587 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 399 89 061 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 282 266 Other ............................... 324 302 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 351 324 200 days or more ................... 266 227 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 461 449 number.. 27 668 24 721 Beef cows ..................farms.. 422 420 number.. 14 837 12 913 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 14 number.. 130 86 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 455 441 number.. 14 487 13 172 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 21 number.. 13 756 13 745 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 21 number.. 44 339 46 654 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 28 number.. 352 012 237 375 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 66 61 number.. 20 772 440 22 192 896 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 6 acres.. 433 581 bushels.. 23 437 36 687 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 11 acres.. 673 1 009 bushels.. 29 638 36 949 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 16 acres.. 5 522 4 069 bushels.. 149 919 130 710 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 395 355 acres.. 24 867 22 266 tons, dry.. 44 035 40 709 @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.