1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BRADLEY COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 249 231 Land in farms ..................acres.. 28 900 30 196 Average size of farm .......acres.. 116 131 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 193 876 151 153 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 690 1 041 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 783 21 395 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 107 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 209 200 acres.. 14 642 14 715 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 171 166 acres.. 6 463 5 283 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 42 acres.. 1 242 698 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 410 11 954 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 871 51 750 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 391 3 523 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 019 8 432 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 10 $100,000 or more .................... 36 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 034 8 545 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 315 36 992 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 105 105 Other ............................... 144 126 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 143 117 200 days or more ................... 104 82 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 161 146 number.. 5 359 5 080 Beef cows ..................farms.. 148 140 number.. 3 234 3 179 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 0 number.. 39 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 157 145 number.. 2 605 2 325 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 8 number.. 0 145 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 167 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 12 number.. 236 020 214 776 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 18 number.. 4 164 416 4 109 762 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 128 112 acres.. 5 168 3 921 tons, dry.. 10 656 7 887 @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.