1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PERRY COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 391 368 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 711 67 044 Average size of farm .......acres.. 186 182 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 286 046 145 804 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 500 886 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 511 33 351 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 181 145 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 98 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 330 317 acres.. 45 380 43 031 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 279 268 acres.. 24 712 20 160 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 25 acres.. 5 333 3 056 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 785 25 940 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 079 70 489 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 140 2 755 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 645 23 184 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 18 $100,000 or more .................... 74 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 248 20 072 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 247 54 692 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 179 179 Other ............................... 212 189 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 244 210 200 days or more ................... 194 166 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 310 285 number.. 14 518 11 451 Beef cows ..................farms.. 288 265 number.. (D) 6 855 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 134 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 305 283 number.. 7 832 5 174 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 19 number.. 10 908 14 271 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 18 number.. 32 356 34 760 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 6 number.. 441 461 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 62 62 number.. 13 671 320 12 384 634 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 690 bushels.. (D) 20 950 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 379 468 bushels.. 17 176 6 953 Rice..........................farms.. 3 7 acres.. 1 532 1 490 cwt.. 59 740 66 195 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 21 acres.. 7 809 4 642 bushels.. 193 130 109 832 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 246 238 acres.. 13 700 12 361 tons, dry.. 25 979 22 732 @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.