1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POINSETT COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 570 619 Land in farms ..................acres.. 401 266 404 585 Average size of farm .......acres.. 704 654 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 786 212 615 685 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 217 964 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 362 116 978 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 120 180 to 499 acres .................... 124 121 500 to 999 acres .................... 157 191 1,000 acres or more ................. 152 136 Total cropland .................farms.. 531 592 acres.. 374 979 384 450 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 523 570 acres.. 363 805 361 552 Irrigated land .................farms.. 443 436 acres.. 274 028 207 075 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 139 716 109 768 Average per farm .........dollars.. 245 117 177 331 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 137 803 107 974 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 913 1 794 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 76 $100,000 or more .................... 364 352 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 85 216 81 124 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 239 131 269 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 459 512 Other ............................... 111 107 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 153 163 200 days or more ................... 100 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 47 68 number.. 1 635 1 993 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 50 number.. 1 047 888 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 11 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 50 66 number.. 795 980 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 11 number.. (D) 1 431 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 13 number.. (D) 2 655 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 199 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 26 77 acres.. 3 069 9 708 bushels.. 234 617 742 369 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 109 210 acres.. 18 711 24 105 bushels.. 868 753 1 113 394 Rice..........................farms.. 375 387 acres.. 127 171 125 250 cwt.. 7 407 750 7 230 152 Cotton .......................farms.. 114 169 acres.. 63 117 60 926 bales.. 97 724 98 915 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 411 459 acres.. 162 986 158 134 bushels.. 4 975 492 5 184 943 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 42 30 acres.. 1 622 1 495 tons, dry.. 2 717 2 632 @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.