1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SEBASTIAN COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 724 689 Land in farms ..................acres.. 114 950 115 019 Average size of farm .......acres.. 159 167 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 292 215 611 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 537 1 242 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 984 21 012 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 205 177 50 to 179 acres ..................... 292 262 180 to 499 acres .................... 137 167 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 536 556 acres.. 64 021 70 595 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 388 402 acres.. 26 857 25 604 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 209 280 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 854 27 389 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 903 39 751 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 769 1 644 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 085 25 745 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 236 237 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 151 135 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 113 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 11 $100,000 or more .................... 59 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 313 22 644 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 161 32 818 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 287 259 Other ............................... 437 430 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 457 421 200 days or more ................... 347 307 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 566 535 number.. 28 805 26 386 Beef cows ..................farms.. 492 471 number.. 15 214 13 000 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 25 number.. 707 1 312 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 557 524 number.. 14 679 12 249 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 21 number.. (D) 2 077 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 19 number.. (D) 5 302 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 17 number.. 276 481 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 38 number.. 60 779 33 972 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 42 36 number.. 10 838 611 9 456 922 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 7 acres.. 1 743 1 299 bushels.. 75 319 32 206 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 16 acres.. 4 206 4 265 bushels.. 99 376 115 873 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 365 383 acres.. 21 737 20 676 tons, dry.. 37 553 39 708 @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.