1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PIKE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 406 407 Land in farms ..................acres.. 73 211 70 872 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 524 181 854 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 126 772 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 265 28 784 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 179 181 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 96 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 305 303 acres.. 32 985 31 340 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 245 247 acres.. 13 527 13 778 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 7 acres.. 679 589 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 070 37 620 Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 568 92 433 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 594 646 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 56 477 36 974 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 30 $100,000 or more .................... 104 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 594 29 675 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 231 72 912 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 193 192 Other ............................... 213 215 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 244 235 200 days or more ................... 182 175 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 304 300 number.. 20 812 18 772 Beef cows ..................farms.. 275 283 number.. 11 492 10 503 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 8 number.. 86 170 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 304 294 number.. 10 065 8 606 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 21 number.. 36 136 32 845 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 25 number.. 181 168 97 402 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 38 42 number.. 546 981 504 123 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 63 85 number.. 12 572 854 15 662 451 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 485 bushels.. (D) 24 474 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (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.. 6 7 acres.. 1 100 1 177 bushels.. 27 800 23 664 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 240 242 acres.. 11 720 11 852 tons, dry.. 28 242 27 230 @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.