1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARION COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 495 521 Land in farms ..................acres.. 139 553 142 856 Average size of farm .......acres.. 282 274 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 211 207 256 Average per acre .........dollars.. 832 685 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 678 20 994 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 176 189 180 to 499 acres .................... 167 168 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 387 420 acres.. 53 429 59 871 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 270 291 acres.. 11 888 14 119 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 8 acres.. 25 80 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 653 16 441 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 743 31 557 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 339 337 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 314 16 105 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 119 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 114 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 22 $100,000 or more .................... 26 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 402 14 542 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 176 27 911 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 225 231 Other ............................... 270 290 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 300 311 200 days or more ................... 195 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 432 452 number.. 28 251 28 925 Beef cows ..................farms.. 370 405 number.. 15 238 15 325 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 30 number.. 732 683 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 432 453 number.. 24 344 15 747 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 30 number.. 457 546 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 20 number.. 1 858 3 277 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 6 number.. 99 167 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 37 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 0 number.. 1 352 000 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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.. 264 283 acres.. 11 820 14 113 tons, dry.. 21 484 25 685 @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.