1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MILLER COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 502 481 Land in farms ..................acres.. 154 096 173 861 Average size of farm .......acres.. 307 361 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 265 732 289 215 Average per acre .........dollars.. 932 788 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 649 41 958 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 189 173 180 to 499 acres .................... 113 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 400 407 acres.. 105 300 114 151 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 322 347 acres.. 64 018 63 012 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 44 acres.. 8 352 11 074 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 594 35 323 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 816 73 438 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 328 8 637 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 266 26 687 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 146 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 26 $100,000 or more .................... 91 94 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 019 30 148 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 882 62 809 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 225 240 Other ............................... 277 241 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 292 253 200 days or more ................... 218 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 377 345 number.. 30 298 26 696 Beef cows ..................farms.. 330 317 number.. 13 878 11 906 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 7 number.. 356 169 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 370 346 number.. 19 716 14 751 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 12 number.. 315 1 228 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 10 number.. 280 2 403 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 16 number.. 134 734 58 450 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 49 49 number.. 13 432 182 13 048 504 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 36 acres.. 4 572 12 112 bushels.. 341 086 670 947 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 21 acres.. 7 429 6 207 bushels.. 270 236 164 603 Rice..........................farms.. 11 32 acres.. 5 797 9 764 cwt.. 281 252 470 390 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 2 095 1 850 bales.. 2 302 1 559 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 47 51 acres.. 25 428 17 487 bushels.. 620 336 525 166 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 274 289 acres.. 15 753 15 478 tons, dry.. 34 738 32 151 @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.