1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POLK COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 850 791 Land in farms ..................acres.. 133 203 122 871 Average size of farm .......acres.. 157 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 205 273 190 529 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 343 983 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 317 24 285 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 248 218 50 to 179 acres ..................... 346 329 180 to 499 acres .................... 160 157 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 641 645 acres.. 61 327 58 148 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 471 473 acres.. 21 572 19 901 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 16 acres.. 680 398 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 99 264 75 125 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 782 94 975 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 302 485 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 98 963 74 641 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 214 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 133 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 110 131 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 39 $100,000 or more .................... 231 212 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 526 57 154 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 425 72 347 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 430 453 Other ............................... 420 338 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 475 390 200 days or more ................... 335 263 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 664 615 number.. 37 701 31 029 Beef cows ..................farms.. 597 560 number.. 20 395 16 763 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 27 number.. 758 358 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 658 603 number.. 20 153 15 643 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 48 number.. 47 764 26 822 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 43 number.. 121 425 93 091 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 7 number.. 277 196 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 57 66 number.. 560 909 467 806 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 194 191 number.. 36 655 144 37 023 629 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.. 462 459 acres.. 21 919 19 968 tons, dry.. 41 682 44 134 @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.