1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEWTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 521 503 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 680 102 560 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 204 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 196 141 841 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 157 710 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 976 14 236 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 234 232 180 to 499 acres .................... 167 166 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 400 418 acres.. 37 316 43 013 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 287 281 acres.. 10 150 8 510 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 14 acres.. 132 144 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 929 5 725 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 057 11 383 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 216 257 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 712 5 468 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 156 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 16 $100,000 or more .................... 10 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 936 5 324 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 202 10 563 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 186 199 Other ............................... 335 304 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 356 334 200 days or more ................... 250 217 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 449 435 number.. 19 261 17 324 Beef cows ..................farms.. 406 397 number.. 11 124 9 239 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 42 number.. 195 509 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 445 428 number.. 9 694 8 276 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 41 number.. 7 922 10 835 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 35 number.. 47 327 40 723 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 7 number.. 285 112 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 34 number.. 40 432 46 864 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) 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.. 276 268 acres.. 10 106 8 490 tons, dry.. 17 096 12 432 @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.