1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WHITE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 667 1 440 Land in farms ..................acres.. 394 294 358 904 Average size of farm .......acres.. 237 249 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 288 596 174 849 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 207 730 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 520 30 600 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 380 281 50 to 179 acres ..................... 664 567 180 to 499 acres .................... 381 375 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 122 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 410 1 281 acres.. 267 983 244 646 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 110 1 049 acres.. 169 223 143 258 Irrigated land .................farms.. 164 180 acres.. 51 073 36 826 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 828 52 177 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 689 36 234 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 312 21 141 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 516 31 036 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 605 386 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 305 249 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 254 280 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 226 221 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 68 $100,000 or more .................... 143 140 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 464 43 924 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 273 30 503 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 632 641 Other ............................... 1 035 799 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 013 808 200 days or more ................... 736 551 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 097 964 number.. 56 133 48 330 Beef cows ..................farms.. 967 824 number.. 30 982 23 013 Milk cows ..................farms.. 62 72 number.. 2 238 3 313 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 053 934 number.. 27 038 23 035 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 37 number.. 1 686 1 747 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 31 number.. 2 205 3 130 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 12 number.. 220 349 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 57 68 number.. (D) 809 448 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 12 number.. 3 403 550 3 787 621 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 25 69 acres.. 4 637 9 677 bushels.. 290 781 483 227 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 76 90 acres.. 11 267 10 310 bushels.. 459 375 353 537 Rice..........................farms.. 93 126 acres.. 25 340 23 724 cwt.. 1 350 037 1 128 839 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 175 211 acres.. 81 087 60 717 bushels.. 2 063 890 1 564 683 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 895 774 acres.. 49 173 41 348 tons, dry.. 106 177 74 297 @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.