1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 273 313 Land in farms ..................acres.. 279 643 298 547 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 024 954 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 855 854 625 397 Average per acre .........dollars.. 865 658 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 807 119 932 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 61 68 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 89 98 Total cropland .................farms.. 256 303 acres.. 262 839 283 415 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 243 298 acres.. 254 023 265 422 Irrigated land .................farms.. 147 172 acres.. 102 209 64 525 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 80 407 65 412 Average per farm .........dollars.. 294 530 208 984 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 78 816 64 891 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 591 521 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 27 $100,000 or more .................... 134 153 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 896 44 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 085 143 287 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 204 249 Other ............................... 69 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 92 103 200 days or more ................... 45 56 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 47 42 number.. 1 931 1 912 Beef cows ..................farms.. 42 40 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 43 41 number.. 839 989 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 8 number.. 708 659 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 9 number.. (D) 915 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 6 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.. 23 53 acres.. 4 590 11 567 bushels.. 382 054 868 873 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 140 167 acres.. 47 442 57 480 bushels.. 2 339 176 2 727 391 Rice..........................farms.. 109 147 acres.. 34 224 36 514 cwt.. 1 946 777 1 913 787 Cotton .......................farms.. 54 94 acres.. 30 111 38 161 bales.. 54 194 57 741 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 215 260 acres.. 168 717 161 692 bushels.. 5 258 525 4 857 565 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 28 20 acres.. 1 614 1 045 tons, dry.. 3 622 2 765 @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.