1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCOTT COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 655 612 Land in farms ..................acres.. 115 733 114 762 Average size of farm .......acres.. 177 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 206 366 171 650 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 196 894 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 960 22 117 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 140 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 291 268 180 to 499 acres .................... 163 161 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 522 517 acres.. 56 275 60 396 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 415 405 acres.. 22 434 20 962 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 9 acres.. (D) 88 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 88 942 54 858 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 790 89 638 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 392 252 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 88 550 54 606 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 143 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 33 $100,000 or more .................... 144 117 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 017 42 442 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 530 69 464 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 339 336 Other ............................... 316 276 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 342 325 200 days or more ................... 242 219 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 528 501 number.. 27 874 26 232 Beef cows ..................farms.. 469 458 number.. 15 172 14 618 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 26 number.. 368 318 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 527 486 number.. 13 899 11 569 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 14 number.. (D) 281 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 13 number.. (D) 388 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 3 number.. 289 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 64 63 number.. 663 109 536 924 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 109 100 number.. 33 148 480 26 367 001 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 409 402 acres.. 22 277 21 374 tons, dry.. 40 845 37 758 @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.