1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PRAIRIE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 420 401 Land in farms ..................acres.. 301 851 313 232 Average size of farm .......acres.. 719 781 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 780 481 590 056 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 117 788 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 860 125 762 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 118 112 Total cropland .................farms.. 382 377 acres.. 257 472 268 327 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 357 359 acres.. 239 175 242 007 Irrigated land .................farms.. 268 296 acres.. 178 631 157 005 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 90 082 69 762 Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 481 173 970 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 83 947 62 476 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 135 7 286 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 46 $100,000 or more .................... 214 204 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 767 48 099 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 961 119 946 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 300 318 Other ............................... 120 83 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 131 108 200 days or more ................... 90 59 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 99 86 number.. 5 487 5 291 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 72 number.. 2 891 2 208 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 11 number.. 540 899 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 90 79 number.. 2 188 1 888 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 16 number.. (D) 2 618 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 13 number.. (D) 7 207 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 6 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.. 21 47 acres.. 2 258 5 471 bushels.. 164 624 442 209 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 171 205 acres.. 27 718 32 010 bushels.. 1 469 144 1 617 374 Rice..........................farms.. 252 282 acres.. 74 182 73 690 cwt.. 4 540 249 4 364 131 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 1 768 (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 280 297 acres.. 149 523 141 206 bushels.. 4 958 704 4 567 556 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 86 64 acres.. 5 461 3 909 tons, dry.. 10 315 7 338 @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.