1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAWRENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 661 666 Land in farms ..................acres.. 293 576 281 895 Average size of farm .......acres.. 444 423 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 440 462 332 454 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 000 836 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 770 64 889 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 174 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 202 197 500 to 999 acres .................... 127 126 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 74 Total cropland .................farms.. 587 608 acres.. 238 241 236 822 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 515 537 acres.. 210 211 189 822 Irrigated land .................farms.. 274 289 acres.. 112 479 72 100 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 889 51 549 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 296 77 401 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 63 888 45 195 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 001 6 354 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 79 $100,000 or more .................... 220 173 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 435 36 304 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 186 54 510 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 415 413 Other ............................... 246 253 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 295 294 200 days or more ................... 193 188 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 331 317 number.. 16 529 14 381 Beef cows ..................farms.. 306 287 number.. 9 114 7 917 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. 38 194 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 325 318 number.. 8 481 7 677 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 32 number.. 152 2 020 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 38 number.. 126 5 678 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 16 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 7 number.. 3 486 966 1 705 059 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 75 164 acres.. 10 235 19 789 bushels.. 511 832 1 318 263 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 135 166 acres.. 20 423 22 808 bushels.. 976 961 997 032 Rice..........................farms.. 258 280 acres.. 72 906 64 489 cwt.. 4 218 095 3 786 208 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 303 311 acres.. 106 706 87 182 bushels.. 2 884 287 2 707 418 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 228 227 acres.. 13 335 11 025 tons, dry.. 23 209 20 726 @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.