1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RANDOLPH COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 694 663 Land in farms ..................acres.. 265 771 253 948 Average size of farm .......acres.. 383 383 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 320 007 326 925 Average per acre .........dollars.. 837 859 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 355 33 598 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 232 230 180 to 499 acres .................... 218 196 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 572 536 acres.. 163 067 155 783 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 445 421 acres.. 113 107 101 368 Irrigated land .................farms.. 95 93 acres.. 47 333 29 997 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 112 29 063 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 562 43 836 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 277 18 742 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 835 10 322 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 159 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 119 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 133 111 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 33 $100,000 or more .................... 88 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 053 23 229 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 810 35 036 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 329 325 Other ............................... 365 338 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 398 368 200 days or more ................... 291 252 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 541 491 number.. 35 477 28 696 Beef cows ..................farms.. 507 449 number.. 18 581 15 320 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 26 number.. 75 234 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 544 485 number.. 20 061 14 990 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 56 number.. 1 086 4 428 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 59 number.. 2 517 12 792 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 16 number.. 126 804 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 25 number.. (D) 572 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 7 number.. 4 173 217 1 587 534 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 63 acres.. 1 688 8 890 bushels.. 107 571 618 450 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 50 70 acres.. 8 560 14 016 bushels.. 426 317 665 596 Rice..........................farms.. 84 80 acres.. 25 907 23 452 cwt.. 1 470 033 1 318 243 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 102 109 acres.. 46 705 41 013 bushels.. 1 330 856 1 248 041 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 359 324 acres.. 23 084 19 330 tons, dry.. 37 851 30 792 @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.