1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEVADA COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 372 387 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 810 69 422 Average size of farm .......acres.. 196 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 840 115 788 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 066 673 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 199 24 358 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 70 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 161 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 312 335 acres.. 36 642 35 461 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 265 284 acres.. 14 963 13 982 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 117 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 254 21 690 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 393 56 046 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 429 663 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 826 21 027 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 13 $100,000 or more .................... 63 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 063 18 768 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 750 48 496 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 164 162 Other ............................... 208 225 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 218 246 200 days or more ................... 158 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 290 301 number.. 18 175 17 172 Beef cows ..................farms.. 274 287 number.. 11 287 11 323 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. 77 48 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 288 292 number.. 8 765 7 870 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 14 number.. 157 2 018 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 13 number.. 178 2 619 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. 49 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 18 number.. 455 440 231 638 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 50 53 number.. 13 789 403 10 949 746 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 231 bushels.. (D) 13 860 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 6 acres.. 629 941 bushels.. (D) 25 446 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 250 268 acres.. 14 097 11 943 tons, dry.. 27 802 24 667 @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.