1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SEVIER COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 588 549 Land in farms ..................acres.. 133 466 131 353 Average size of farm .......acres.. 227 239 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 243 411 248 913 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 005 974 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 064 25 753 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 148 123 50 to 179 acres ..................... 239 215 180 to 499 acres .................... 137 140 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 456 458 acres.. 63 217 59 648 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 364 351 acres.. 27 274 19 576 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 19 acres.. 1 315 779 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 128 522 89 199 Average per farm .........dollars.. 218 576 162 475 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 465 325 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 128 058 88 874 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 23 $100,000 or more .................... 209 204 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 103 145 69 810 Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 716 127 391 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 324 324 Other ............................... 264 225 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 321 263 200 days or more ................... 224 191 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 465 431 number.. 37 485 32 089 Beef cows ..................farms.. 437 404 number.. 22 288 19 564 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 12 number.. 318 358 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 469 425 number.. 18 184 14 456 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 43 number.. 96 727 71 560 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 61 42 number.. 458 798 193 079 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 135 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 21 number.. (D) 318 818 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 174 181 number.. 45 398 924 42 844 810 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.. 356 340 acres.. 27 493 19 614 tons, dry.. 54 106 48 146 @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.