1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHARP COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 618 532 Land in farms ..................acres.. 173 598 159 013 Average size of farm .......acres.. 281 299 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 005 188 221 Average per acre .........dollars.. 733 611 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 057 19 908 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 70 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 233 201 180 to 499 acres .................... 225 179 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 489 430 acres.. 68 959 63 998 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 324 278 acres.. 18 587 13 789 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 3 acres.. 904 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 090 24 068 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 544 45 240 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 860 298 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 230 23 770 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 133 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 133 117 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 117 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 87 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 27 $100,000 or more .................... 53 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 681 20 711 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 791 38 930 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 247 241 Other ............................... 371 291 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 409 337 200 days or more ................... 277 237 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 524 461 number.. 26 960 24 805 Beef cows ..................farms.. 474 421 number.. 14 533 12 518 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 21 number.. 200 424 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 505 448 number.. 13 860 13 724 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 33 number.. 672 1 523 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 31 number.. 1 291 5 929 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 42 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 52 42 number.. 530 561 366 974 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 28 30 number.. 11 374 000 9 590 522 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 44 bushels.. (D) 1 600 Rice..........................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 308 266 acres.. 17 534 13 659 tons, dry.. 28 231 22 321 @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.