1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LOGAN COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 953 940 Land in farms ..................acres.. 199 294 186 829 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 199 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 228 671 160 924 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 135 772 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 024 27 235 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 190 166 50 to 179 acres ..................... 407 426 180 to 499 acres .................... 245 251 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 787 801 acres.. 106 932 103 628 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 642 680 acres.. 50 958 47 575 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 23 acres.. 1 112 671 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 617 57 230 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 184 60 883 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 059 2 003 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 89 557 55 227 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 227 217 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 182 176 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 184 177 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 147 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 43 $100,000 or more .................... 151 127 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 038 45 113 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 838 47 992 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 400 437 Other ............................... 553 503 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 566 524 200 days or more ................... 423 396 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 795 800 number.. 48 670 45 477 Beef cows ..................farms.. 716 702 number.. 26 803 22 483 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 80 number.. 1 868 3 327 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 792 792 number.. 24 395 22 123 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 30 number.. 23 564 28 006 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 29 number.. 70 270 66 227 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 17 number.. 650 634 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 45 number.. 39 629 91 410 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 110 91 number.. 31 964 306 23 366 367 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 6 acres.. 150 490 bushels.. (D) 37 042 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 15 acres.. 1 799 1 212 bushels.. 73 375 40 785 Rice..........................farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 436 cwt.. 0 20 259 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 28 30 acres.. 7 816 7 111 bushels.. 190 249 197 053 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 623 658 acres.. 41 289 40 174 tons, dry.. 65 810 70 338 @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.