1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STONE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 601 584 Land in farms ..................acres.. 142 453 136 309 Average size of farm .......acres.. 237 233 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 922 165 875 Average per acre .........dollars.. 765 661 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 632 18 980 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 249 256 180 to 499 acres .................... 161 155 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 478 502 acres.. 56 052 56 167 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 386 385 acres.. 17 345 15 546 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 28 acres.. 334 160 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 335 31 160 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 122 53 356 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 738 613 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 598 30 547 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 148 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 125 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 30 $100,000 or more .................... 104 97 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 860 25 149 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 767 43 138 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 303 337 Other ............................... 298 247 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 357 294 200 days or more ................... 227 183 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 498 490 number.. 30 773 26 069 Beef cows ..................farms.. 452 454 number.. 16 203 15 024 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 23 number.. 484 140 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 500 479 number.. 17 609 12 562 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 27 number.. 196 1 249 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 22 number.. 438 2 709 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 26 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 21 number.. 409 346 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 113 127 number.. 18 458 035 17 951 870 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 1 acres.. 638 (D) bushels.. 18 776 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 370 367 acres.. 16 462 14 644 tons, dry.. 27 971 28 375 @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.