1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADISON COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 203 1 174 Land in farms ..................acres.. 282 114 268 075 Average size of farm .......acres.. 235 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 248 044 212 056 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 176 814 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 583 25 051 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 158 163 50 to 179 acres ..................... 527 511 180 to 499 acres .................... 351 356 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 991 990 acres.. 124 770 115 037 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 788 772 acres.. 44 836 38 601 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 16 acres.. 422 344 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 104 648 83 442 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 989 71 075 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 841 717 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 103 806 82 725 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 247 246 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 231 178 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 193 214 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 197 187 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 72 $100,000 or more .................... 207 209 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 82 357 67 918 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 403 57 852 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 608 641 Other ............................... 595 533 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 695 629 200 days or more ................... 499 444 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 038 1 026 number.. 63 561 59 297 Beef cows ..................farms.. 940 936 number.. 35 891 31 232 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 78 number.. 2 360 2 315 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 027 1 011 number.. 31 963 29 749 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 51 number.. 49 200 20 852 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 39 number.. 74 614 45 745 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 13 number.. 277 221 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 82 94 number.. 912 970 593 674 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 143 172 number.. 36 491 930 34 613 471 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 209 bushels.. (D) 6 865 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 775 749 acres.. 44 133 37 868 tons, dry.. 92 925 68 376 @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.