1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAFAYETTE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 261 252 Land in farms ..................acres.. 97 701 107 841 Average size of farm .......acres.. 374 428 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 357 221 228 862 Average per acre .........dollars.. 948 583 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 059 54 042 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 84 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 203 195 acres.. 66 707 75 028 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 183 173 acres.. 46 935 46 560 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 30 acres.. 10 345 10 439 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 925 46 268 Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 575 183 602 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 560 9 170 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 62 365 37 098 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 12 $100,000 or more .................... 109 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 327 37 242 Average per farm .........dollars.. 231 136 147 203 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 153 Other ............................... 94 99 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 122 118 200 days or more ................... 82 83 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 192 184 number.. 28 994 20 033 Beef cows ..................farms.. 172 162 number.. (D) 8 206 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 27 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 191 175 number.. 20 263 14 763 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 11 number.. 423 340 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 7 number.. 532 328 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 10 number.. 121 624 42 670 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 79 69 number.. 26 514 053 19 907 504 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 18 acres.. 2 410 3 103 bushels.. 126 666 162 410 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 27 acres.. 7 177 7 175 bushels.. 295 624 194 294 Rice..........................farms.. 13 21 acres.. 3 127 7 079 cwt.. 161 450 310 055 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 17 acres.. 3 651 8 242 bales.. 5 501 11 635 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 34 29 acres.. 18 042 11 960 bushels.. 528 586 374 577 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 151 130 acres.. 10 741 7 430 tons, dry.. 27 176 17 424 @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.