1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 YELL COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 826 831 Land in farms ..................acres.. 188 480 190 363 Average size of farm .......acres.. 228 229 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 273 977 207 095 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 086 890 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 789 28 143 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 155 149 50 to 179 acres ..................... 346 349 180 to 499 acres .................... 213 212 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 676 692 acres.. 106 620 108 062 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 575 562 acres.. 58 225 56 636 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 23 acres.. 5 191 5 403 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 113 307 90 700 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 176 109 145 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 960 3 989 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 109 347 86 710 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 167 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 136 121 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 128 139 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 33 $100,000 or more .................... 201 215 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 91 976 71 363 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 351 85 876 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 404 448 Other ............................... 422 383 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 454 434 200 days or more ................... 326 312 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 653 636 number.. 36 940 37 614 Beef cows ..................farms.. 592 577 number.. 21 837 21 079 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 25 number.. 702 699 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 649 618 number.. 21 844 17 361 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 55 number.. 54 312 48 764 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 53 number.. 172 032 141 028 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 12 number.. 99 108 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 52 61 number.. 634 506 742 059 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 142 156 number.. 39 441 894 36 360 540 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 12 acres.. 405 592 bushels.. 26 401 30 486 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 17 acres.. 3 410 3 598 bushels.. 151 067 117 080 Rice..........................farms.. 3 12 acres.. 717 2 458 cwt.. 40 894 109 657 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 30 30 acres.. 13 682 14 470 bushels.. 329 368 384 768 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 555 549 acres.. 40 587 36 540 tons, dry.. 65 095 73 445 @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.