1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SEARCY COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 614 616 Land in farms ..................acres.. 188 275 195 510 Average size of farm .......acres.. 307 317 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 024 226 452 Average per acre .........dollars.. 653 746 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 151 22 290 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 228 180 to 499 acres .................... 206 221 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 486 520 acres.. 69 024 71 557 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 368 358 acres.. 18 321 18 453 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 4 acres.. 262 38 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 248 12 008 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 690 19 493 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 319 323 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 928 11 685 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 149 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 129 131 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 116 133 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 111 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 29 $100,000 or more .................... 26 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 615 10 053 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 031 16 346 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 269 279 Other ............................... 345 337 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 371 364 200 days or more ................... 245 237 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 546 551 number.. 34 449 34 330 Beef cows ..................farms.. 486 492 number.. 18 669 16 623 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 53 number.. 1 824 2 722 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 539 547 number.. 16 456 15 728 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 26 number.. 3 453 6 454 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 21 number.. (D) 18 995 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 305 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 21 number.. 694 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) 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 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 359 353 acres.. 18 333 18 620 tons, dry.. 26 684 29 455 @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.