1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LONOKE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 869 836 Land in farms ..................acres.. 390 705 382 714 Average size of farm .......acres.. 450 458 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 584 568 415 428 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 305 949 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 587 78 033 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 155 129 50 to 179 acres ..................... 247 230 180 to 499 acres .................... 179 165 500 to 999 acres .................... 125 142 1,000 acres or more ................. 120 116 Total cropland .................farms.. 762 742 acres.. 327 025 326 004 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 651 636 acres.. 280 525 271 511 Irrigated land .................farms.. 312 315 acres.. 209 562 169 789 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 125 997 105 079 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 990 125 693 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 99 394 76 419 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 603 28 660 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 222 188 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 100 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 54 $100,000 or more .................... 271 287 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 84 866 81 818 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 659 97 869 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 480 509 Other ............................... 389 327 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 441 364 200 days or more ................... 303 280 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 353 345 number.. 15 661 18 430 Beef cows ..................farms.. 303 288 number.. 7 776 6 902 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 36 number.. 1 426 2 411 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 337 334 number.. 8 017 8 302 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 24 number.. 177 495 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 18 number.. 281 870 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 2 number.. 46 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 29 number.. 124 676 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 1 740 000 660 000 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 24 acres.. 2 200 1 528 bushels.. 155 628 116 326 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 191 193 acres.. 39 040 36 347 bushels.. 1 896 041 1 640 877 Rice..........................farms.. 240 271 acres.. 75 139 73 966 cwt.. 4 435 258 4 009 738 Cotton .......................farms.. 65 99 acres.. 25 085 28 038 bales.. 53 813 55 583 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 308 327 acres.. 144 828 132 375 bushels.. 4 497 433 4 423 412 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 303 278 acres.. 20 489 18 190 tons, dry.. 43 301 36 650 @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.