1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 476 2 539 Land in farms ..................acres.. 334 667 352 322 Average size of farm .......acres.. 135 139 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 429 223 721 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 230 1 669 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 454 27 194 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 146 201 10 to 49 acres ...................... 797 753 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 002 1 010 180 to 499 acres .................... 412 454 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 92 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 975 2 088 acres.. 174 878 182 578 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 538 1 651 acres.. 76 914 75 266 Irrigated land .................farms.. 63 69 acres.. 874 1 164 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 359 423 284 469 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 163 112 040 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 951 3 045 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 355 472 281 424 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 681 642 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 387 366 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 457 389 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 313 374 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 99 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 131 $100,000 or more .................... 460 514 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 307 482 236 183 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 085 93 022 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 106 1 185 Other ............................... 1 370 1 354 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 460 1 460 200 days or more ................... 1 100 1 084 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 981 2 022 number.. 109 526 107 911 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 764 1 772 number.. 58 129 54 043 Milk cows ..................farms.. 101 147 number.. 4 503 5 767 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 915 1 962 number.. 53 096 52 456 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 114 number.. 80 787 79 154 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 78 number.. 203 867 244 084 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 42 number.. 751 1 578 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 141 204 number.. 3 691 259 4 580 535 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 302 366 number.. 102 347 152 93 108 511 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 10 acres.. 127 355 bushels.. 5 977 14 865 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 477 1 586 acres.. 75 516 73 024 tons, dry.. 164 427 140 019 @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.