1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SALINE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 329 330 Land in farms ..................acres.. 50 225 45 609 Average size of farm .......acres.. 153 138 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 261 922 193 855 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 956 1 384 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 863 22 083 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 107 50 to 179 acres ..................... 108 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 261 279 acres.. 26 451 26 220 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 200 199 acres.. 11 856 9 794 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 15 acres.. 438 365 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 049 3 685 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 308 11 166 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 623 1 538 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 426 2 147 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 3 $100,000 or more .................... 4 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 273 3 617 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 948 10 960 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 111 115 Other ............................... 218 215 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 217 197 200 days or more ................... 165 135 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 248 232 number.. 10 374 8 396 Beef cows ..................farms.. 214 218 number.. 5 812 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 6 number.. 244 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 229 229 number.. 5 220 3 825 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 9 number.. 72 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 10 number.. 215 1 294 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 6 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 176 168 acres.. 11 215 9 302 tons, dry.. 18 975 16 744 @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.