1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 417 415 Land in farms ..................acres.. 74 260 79 803 Average size of farm .......acres.. 178 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 770 209 327 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 201 1 033 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 990 26 132 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 174 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 133 131 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 326 340 acres.. 36 043 43 377 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 262 274 acres.. 13 828 14 215 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 12 acres.. 216 233 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 159 32 336 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 499 77 918 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 420 210 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 739 32 125 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 49 $100,000 or more .................... 101 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 963 26 866 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 431 64 894 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 246 238 Other ............................... 171 177 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 195 185 200 days or more ................... 127 112 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 332 334 number.. 19 998 19 471 Beef cows ..................farms.. 306 316 number.. 11 449 10 808 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 11 number.. 324 352 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 329 336 number.. 9 924 9 233 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 25 number.. 18 744 17 933 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 22 number.. 114 086 53 450 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 31 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 70 66 number.. 1 145 199 1 025 149 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 54 59 number.. 11 755 346 12 411 428 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 259 268 acres.. 13 772 14 244 tons, dry.. 26 407 22 608 @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.