1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LITTLE RIVER COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 381 354 Land in farms ..................acres.. 146 344 143 104 Average size of farm .......acres.. 384 404 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 332 632 258 881 Average per acre .........dollars.. 859 647 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 928 34 621 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 139 126 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 308 303 acres.. 83 228 79 151 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 249 244 acres.. 50 864 43 299 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 21 acres.. 925 2 923 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 130 23 576 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 454 66 600 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 484 5 419 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 646 18 157 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 15 $100,000 or more .................... 64 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 021 18 875 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 419 53 321 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 163 147 Other ............................... 218 207 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 236 223 200 days or more ................... 188 169 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 302 274 number.. 29 323 25 835 Beef cows ..................farms.. 274 251 number.. (D) 12 571 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 242 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 297 272 number.. 18 189 15 847 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 23 number.. 16 192 16 375 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 22 number.. 63 227 65 703 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 9 number.. 28 955 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 39 24 number.. 10 431 881 5 036 006 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 14 acres.. 1 138 2 814 bushels.. 76 067 145 559 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 17 acres.. 7 967 4 626 bushels.. 330 269 162 598 Rice..........................farms.. 2 10 acres.. (D) 2 435 cwt.. (D) 76 537 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 35 27 acres.. 22 025 16 948 bushels.. 523 121 621 959 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 220 216 acres.. 15 486 14 832 tons, dry.. 41 923 31 232 @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.