1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONROE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 245 278 Land in farms ..................acres.. 235 812 219 444 Average size of farm .......acres.. 962 789 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 878 759 625 860 Average per acre .........dollars.. 918 772 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 919 129 657 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 43 48 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 90 87 Total cropland .................farms.. 226 265 acres.. 211 137 198 129 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 214 263 acres.. 203 267 183 810 Irrigated land .................farms.. 173 191 acres.. 128 099 70 607 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 191 46 469 Average per farm .........dollars.. 257 924 167 156 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 263 45 638 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 929 832 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 17 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 27 $100,000 or more .................... 141 131 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 646 35 209 Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 985 127 107 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 191 223 Other ............................... 54 55 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 67 81 200 days or more ................... 38 50 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 12 15 number.. 719 670 Beef cows ..................farms.. 10 15 number.. 382 484 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 12 13 number.. 334 297 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 11 number.. 991 2 421 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 10 number.. (D) 3 742 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 20 42 acres.. 3 995 7 713 bushels.. 313 534 510 140 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 127 133 acres.. 31 892 22 228 bushels.. 1 461 311 911 258 Rice..........................farms.. 135 172 acres.. 48 481 42 409 cwt.. 2 619 534 2 259 947 Cotton .......................farms.. 48 83 acres.. 17 572 26 254 bales.. 31 415 41 571 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 196 234 acres.. 116 944 99 522 bushels.. 3 036 011 2 726 171 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 10 9 acres.. 712 759 tons, dry.. 2 126 1 474 @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.