1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOONE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 259 1 148 Land in farms ..................acres.. 257 698 250 819 Average size of farm .......acres.. 205 218 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 251 238 193 486 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 397 821 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 608 19 642 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 267 225 50 to 179 acres ..................... 517 487 180 to 499 acres .................... 313 292 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 995 926 acres.. 116 341 114 159 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 709 639 acres.. 28 314 27 285 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 10 acres.. 179 270 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 906 40 795 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 583 35 536 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 743 567 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 164 40 228 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 312 291 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 227 180 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 259 223 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 234 253 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 55 $100,000 or more .................... 97 79 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 450 35 167 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 180 30 633 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 515 527 Other ............................... 744 621 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 780 654 200 days or more ................... 569 503 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 072 1 005 number.. 62 465 58 435 Beef cows ..................farms.. 925 883 number.. 31 259 28 878 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 56 number.. 1 155 1 482 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 073 1 006 number.. 34 400 31 626 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 29 number.. 4 732 1 746 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 25 number.. 6 340 3 777 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 17 number.. 245 706 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 46 38 number.. (D) 275 890 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 57 40 number.. 18 540 549 10 395 671 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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.. 690 624 acres.. 27 648 27 642 tons, dry.. 43 836 41 423 @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.