1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UNION COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 281 257 Land in farms ..................acres.. 34 150 31 190 Average size of farm .......acres.. 122 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 206 307 205 657 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 632 1 840 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 255 33 331 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 110 114 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 202 208 acres.. 13 667 14 579 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 147 161 acres.. 4 907 4 523 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 711 39 358 Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 908 153 145 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 244 214 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 467 39 144 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 7 $100,000 or more .................... 66 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 554 34 200 Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 123 133 073 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 116 109 Other ............................... 165 148 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 187 149 200 days or more ................... 136 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 187 174 number.. 6 607 6 657 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 156 number.. (D) 3 628 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) 11 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 177 165 number.. 3 119 2 644 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 10 number.. 219 172 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 10 number.. 341 343 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 7 number.. 99 409 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 18 number.. 256 681 266 025 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 55 57 number.. 17 252 981 17 695 230 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 141 153 acres.. 4 963 4 469 tons, dry.. 13 519 11 560 @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.