1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 421 396 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 830 111 895 Average size of farm .......acres.. 263 283 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 333 575 286 923 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 187 1 101 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 309 32 626 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 139 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 142 136 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 350 317 acres.. 77 266 81 705 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 263 239 acres.. 59 934 59 787 Irrigated land .................farms.. 69 56 acres.. 20 462 14 034 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 761 16 763 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 816 42 332 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 649 11 864 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 112 4 900 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 136 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 18 $100,000 or more .................... 44 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 977 12 917 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 077 32 618 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 146 171 Other ............................... 275 225 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 251 223 200 days or more ................... 180 170 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 219 202 number.. 10 782 10 164 Beef cows ..................farms.. 191 178 number.. 5 706 5 640 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 8 number.. 19 79 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 210 192 number.. 13 419 3 812 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 17 number.. 385 256 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 14 number.. 363 956 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 9 number.. 20 156 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 15 number.. (D) 434 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. 1 951 200 1 820 000 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 14 acres.. 2 120 1 864 bushels.. 113 930 106 285 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 43 39 acres.. 11 816 11 897 bushels.. 536 073 456 290 Rice..........................farms.. 26 26 acres.. 4 462 4 115 cwt.. 247 003 208 889 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 10 acres.. 1 319 2 435 bales.. 2 237 4 618 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 67 56 acres.. 33 217 32 781 bushels.. 886 290 992 698 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 166 144 acres.. 9 632 8 912 tons, dry.. 18 644 18 647 @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.