1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 292 298 Land in farms ..................acres.. 184 232 186 685 Average size of farm .......acres.. 631 626 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 588 846 451 658 Average per acre .........dollars.. 989 752 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 587 97 459 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 233 258 acres.. 155 781 153 031 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 205 229 acres.. 142 609 131 128 Irrigated land .................farms.. 104 103 acres.. 98 176 57 791 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 109 772 59 597 Average per farm .........dollars.. 375 933 199 990 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 284 38 567 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 488 21 030 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 57 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 19 $100,000 or more .................... 133 114 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 84 938 46 518 Average per farm .........dollars.. 290 885 156 102 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 187 184 Other ............................... 105 114 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 123 130 200 days or more ................... 76 89 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 124 118 number.. 9 809 8 996 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 107 number.. 4 724 4 464 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 4 number.. 305 240 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 119 116 number.. 5 086 3 478 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 8 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 10 number.. 188 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 33 29 number.. 21 063 624 11 732 833 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 12 18 acres.. 1 614 3 376 bushels.. 124 953 202 023 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 55 42 acres.. 11 114 5 773 bushels.. 458 710 191 023 Rice..........................farms.. 72 83 acres.. 31 191 32 266 cwt.. 1 801 543 1 946 662 Cotton .......................farms.. 65 81 acres.. 33 712 31 387 bales.. 64 306 51 414 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 108 133 acres.. 65 548 54 168 bushels.. 1 788 501 1 800 237 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 80 76 acres.. 4 944 7 345 tons, dry.. 9 597 14 339 @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.