1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POPE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 917 879 Land in farms ..................acres.. 152 100 156 363 Average size of farm .......acres.. 166 178 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 228 242 962 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 482 1 235 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 127 30 386 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 245 195 50 to 179 acres ..................... 382 396 180 to 499 acres .................... 200 207 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 730 731 acres.. 85 429 92 984 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 580 589 acres.. 43 018 44 373 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 23 acres.. 1 945 1 270 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 110 368 93 254 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 358 106 091 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 752 3 138 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 107 616 90 116 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 250 210 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 139 151 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 149 142 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 31 $100,000 or more .................... 177 191 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 87 993 74 382 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 957 84 621 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 405 408 Other ............................... 512 471 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 542 493 200 days or more ................... 397 385 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 731 671 number.. 36 381 33 465 Beef cows ..................farms.. 653 604 number.. 19 312 16 966 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 37 number.. 473 815 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 717 657 number.. 19 711 14 451 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 80 number.. 74 302 76 517 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 76 number.. 215 936 208 188 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 135 236 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 42 47 number.. 428 421 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 134 133 number.. 32 308 410 30 229 345 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 8 acres.. 548 993 bushels.. (D) 87 497 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 17 acres.. 2 670 3 486 bushels.. 111 936 124 779 Rice..........................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 263 650 cwt.. 14 752 31 558 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 19 26 acres.. 11 207 10 675 bushels.. 222 477 315 093 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 553 555 acres.. 30 540 30 914 tons, dry.. 52 407 59 478 @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.