1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PHILLIPS COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 323 352 Land in farms ..................acres.. 361 185 357 416 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 118 1 015 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 034 072 697 697 Average per acre .........dollars.. 933 697 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 711 122 604 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 58 63 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 108 108 Total cropland .................farms.. 312 339 acres.. 345 592 338 976 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 300 333 acres.. 339 395 319 850 Irrigated land .................farms.. 156 154 acres.. 131 053 102 536 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 113 700 93 319 Average per farm .........dollars.. 352 013 265 111 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 113 002 92 818 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 698 501 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 46 $100,000 or more .................... 176 170 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 843 76 022 Average per farm .........dollars.. 260 381 215 972 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 241 283 Other ............................... 82 69 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 118 200 days or more ................... 70 60 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 38 52 number.. 3 092 2 290 Beef cows ..................farms.. 37 44 number.. 1 999 1 407 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 38 49 number.. 1 225 798 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 10 number.. 433 192 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 11 number.. 563 405 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 63 79 acres.. 16 565 23 347 bushels.. 1 367 486 1 872 175 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 161 167 acres.. 51 814 40 135 bushels.. 2 410 632 1 669 633 Rice..........................farms.. 69 102 acres.. 17 857 21 166 cwt.. 988 022 995 460 Cotton .......................farms.. 102 167 acres.. 78 278 105 245 bales.. 142 695 181 838 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 271 301 acres.. 206 334 157 652 bushels.. 5 874 595 4 690 545 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 29 21 acres.. 1 797 1 507 tons, dry.. 2 752 2 274 @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.