1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 578 513 Land in farms ..................acres.. 132 417 119 930 Average size of farm .......acres.. 229 234 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 234 175 177 826 Average per acre .........dollars.. 829 675 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 993 22 135 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 231 187 180 to 499 acres .................... 197 195 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 497 445 acres.. 61 675 57 540 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 410 360 acres.. 25 300 19 310 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 13 acres.. 429 62 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 863 16 992 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 366 33 123 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 559 634 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 305 16 358 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 160 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 98 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 27 $100,000 or more .................... 54 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 450 13 822 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 730 26 996 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 262 261 Other ............................... 316 252 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 344 286 200 days or more ................... 237 201 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 486 441 number.. 25 430 23 236 Beef cows ..................farms.. 410 366 number.. 11 908 9 968 Milk cows ..................farms.. 56 62 number.. 3 673 4 201 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 475 427 number.. 11 667 10 453 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 20 number.. 9 569 1 604 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 13 number.. 16 433 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 8 number.. 119 169 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 23 number.. 519 637 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 36 37 number.. 4 344 290 4 555 451 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (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.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 398 348 acres.. 25 664 18 827 tons, dry.. 46 181 31 659 @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.