1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 328 388 Land in farms ..................acres.. 289 882 305 401 Average size of farm .......acres.. 884 787 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 898 934 513 683 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 006 692 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 852 94 169 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 72 98 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 101 107 Total cropland .................farms.. 303 363 acres.. 244 322 270 031 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 273 344 acres.. 229 409 241 708 Irrigated land .................farms.. 171 177 acres.. 102 577 81 993 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 925 59 828 Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 138 154 195 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 66 195 59 157 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 730 671 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 34 $100,000 or more .................... 149 167 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 152 42 253 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 428 108 898 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 209 254 Other ............................... 119 134 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 143 160 200 days or more ................... 92 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 63 65 number.. 2 743 2 897 Beef cows ..................farms.. 56 64 number.. (D) 1 881 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 30 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 59 66 number.. 1 353 1 187 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 10 number.. 144 268 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 9 number.. 176 440 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 2 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 62 acres.. 3 142 10 019 bushels.. 246 083 835 010 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 136 204 acres.. 39 331 56 038 bushels.. 1 757 190 2 576 085 Rice..........................farms.. 133 161 acres.. 42 322 49 156 cwt.. 2 402 248 2 592 013 Cotton .......................farms.. 39 56 acres.. 16 042 19 591 bales.. 27 936 26 648 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 233 283 acres.. 159 145 146 263 bushels.. 4 452 162 4 438 995 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 26 34 acres.. 1 528 1 046 tons, dry.. 6 981 1 689 @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.